1st Loss. Meh.

From public defender blogger Scoplaw:

In defense of the defense, it was a possession case with two baby-faced and non-attitudinal officers testifying that the defendant spontaneous told them he had alleged contraband, then handed over said alleged contraband to the officers, which was subsequently inspected and which they managed to bring to court and get into evidence.

So, there wasn’t a *lot* of traction there after the Fab Trial Partner and I had all of our (I-would-contend-very-colorable) motions shot down and everything came in. Still, we fought a pretty good fight, which kept the jury out for 3.5 hours, during which time they sent 3 questions back to the court. I think that’s something.

The jury was gracious enough to discuss the case with us for about an hour and a half afterward, and though that conversation won’t benefit this particular client, I think it may help others in the future.

Things aren’t quite done with this case, and I’m still oscillating between low-level dejection and a mild but seething anger.

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