Martin Shkreli jury selection transcript is hilarious!

[herding cats]

juror no. 1: I’m aware of the defendant and I hate him.

benjamin brafman: I’m sorry.

juror no. 1: I think he’s a greedy little man.

the court: Jurors are obligated to decide the case based only on the evidence. Do you agree?

juror no. 1: I don’t know if I could. I wouldn’t want me on this jury.

the court: Juror Number 1 is excused. Juror Number 18.

juror no. 18: Both of my parents are on prescriptions that have gone up over the past few months, so much that they can’t afford their drugs. I have several friends who have H.I.V. or AIDS who, again, can’t afford the prescription drugs that they were able to afford.

the court: These charges don’t concern drug pricing. Could you decide this case based only on the evidence —

juror no. 18: No. No.

the court: — presented at this trial and put aside anything you might have heard in the media?

juror no. 18: No. No.

the court: Sir, we are going to excuse you from this panel. Juror Number 25, come forward, please.

juror no. 25: This is the price-gouging, right, of drugs?

the court: This case has nothing to do with drugs.

juror no. 25: My kids use those drugs.

the court: As I said, the case does not concern anything that you might have read or heard about the pricing of certain pharmaceuticals.

juror no. 25: It affects my opinion of him.

the court: I am going to excuse you. Juror Number 40. Come on up, sir.

Much more at link: https://harpers.org/archive/2017/09/public-enemy/

[geek tragedy]

1. "And he disrespected the Wu-Tang Clan." nt

[Dave Starsky]

15. That was my LOL favorite.

Yes, people from all walks of life certainly all agree that Martin Shkreli is an enormous asshole.

[Not Ruth]

2. Having served on jury duty, this is not how it goes

They ask questions, but it is a group (all the lawyers) decision as to how to proceed. Everyone goes on a break, the lawyers work it out, then some jurors are sent to another room. It is not done in as public a manner as in the article.

[Beaverhausen]

3. In my experience the jury selection/questioning was done publicly

maybe different in different courts?

[Not Ruth]

10. I refer to the immediate dismissal of the potential juror

The court is multiple lawyers, with multiple viewpoints. An immediate dismissal suppresses the voice of any lawyer other than the one speaking.

[progressoid]

5. That's kind of how it worked on the two jury selections I was part of.

Granted, it wasn't this high profile (selling drugs and a slip and fall lawsuit). But it was all out in the open. Perhaps its different from state to state.

[snooper2]

7. negative, you go in courtroom, lawyers ask questions, everyone hears

[cwydro]

8. When I was on jury duty, this is exactly how it was done.

[Lebam in LA]

17. Same here

Potential jurors were dismissed or selected as they were individually questioned.

[marlakay]

11. Last jury I sat on which was less than year ago

They asked questions in open court for all to hear. But a few people were asked about their past and the lawyers left the room with judge to hear personal answer not about person charged.

Almost everyone answered in public but a few did go to next room. Since it had to do with public drunkenness I wondered if people had DUI or something and didn't want to say out loud.

[catbyte]

4. Oh, god, that was brutal, lol. My favorite has to be:

the court: The question is, have you heard anything that would affect your ability to decide this case with an open mind. Can you do that?

juror no. 144: I don’t think I can because he kind of looks like a dick.
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But the Wu Tang Clan album was pretty funny too.

[cwydro]

6. That's hilarious!

I'm in a restaurant laughing out loud.

Definitely worth clicking the link!

Thanks for posting this; I so need laughs these days.

[underpants]

9. Very funny

[Generic Other]

12. "More than two hundred potential jurors were excused from the trial."

I thought this was satire, but apparently not!

[herding cats]

13. Not satire, it's actual excerpts from the transcripts!

There's so many good ones in there it's hard to pick a favorite.

[Generic Other]

16. I bet he had to watch the parade of potential jurors too

That was a hanging crowd if ever I heard of one! Maybe teach some other fancy pants Wall street pirates a lesson.

[Solly Mack]

14. LMAO

[Miles Archer]

18. "juror no. 10: The only thing Id be impartial about is what prison this guy goes to."

FUNNY stuff. Thank you for posting.