Would-be jurors plan for 3-month commitment
(NEWSER) - As the second week of jury selection in the Brooke Astor trial began today, with potential jurors being asked if they can sit still for a 3-month trial, the judge upbraided the lawyers for bickering and grandstanding as if they never wanted it to end, the New York Times reports. “I strongly feel that this should have been resolved eons ago, months ago,” he said of a spat over courtroom technology. More»