On the date of November 27, 2000, I visited the Hillsborough county Courthouse and witnessed the Thirteenth District Circuit Court of Florida in its proceedings. The case was the State of Florida v. Michael Canady and his honor that presided over the case was Judge William Fuente. The case was called at 10:30 AM and opened with the Judge splitting the charges against the defendant. The defendant was charged with a count of second-degree possession of cannabis with intent to sell and second-degree felon in possession of a firearm. It came to my attention from one of the bailiffs that the defendant was already sentenced to twenty-five years in prison for burglary. The judge says that jury selection for both cases will be today followed by the cases on the next day. The public defender assigned to the case asked for a continuance, which the judge denied. A jury panel of twenty-two members was brought in and by the bailiff. Judge instructs the panel to the specifics of the!
case and introduces all parties involved. The case that the jury was being questioned for was the felon in possession charge.
8,2000. Court then recessed for lunch. I was very impressed by the prosecution for his example of the husband and wife. It even surprised me with his outcome. The DA was not very impressive and a got a feeling that the jurors were annoyed by him. Overall the prosecutor made the experience worth it.
DA then gave a scenario of three men in a single place, with a pen in the middle of them (clear reference to a gun), if they could believe that one of those three men never intended to use or even be around that pen. The jury then agreed that one of those men could have no intent what so ever. This concluded the DA's questioning. After a quick five-minute recess, the two attorneys were given four challenges each. The prosecution immediately challenged the two panelists, which were African American. The defense challenged the one man who said his brother was a law enforcement officer and the woman who had been molested by her father. The prosecution the challenged two of the people who believed reasonable doubt was 100 percent (one of which was the solicitors of a prostitute). The defense then ch
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