Jackson Jambalaya

What an incompetent judge. She should have immediately stopped the testimony. At this point that juror should be excused and replaced with an alternate.

Just the average “jury of your peers” from Hinds County.

Yeah, gonna need some time stamps dawg, not watching an hour and 25 minute video. I’d probably fall asleep.

It truly is a shame that someone places so little value on their constitutional rights so as to waste it by sleeping through jury service.

It truly is a shame that someone places so little value on their constitutional rights so as to waste it by sleeping through jury service.

My read is that person will be a not guilty vote.

Hmmm...someone who doesn't value the life of another. Sounds like a jury of Polo's peers alright!

Her discussion on the sleeping juror starts at 1:11:30

How do we find the 1:12:00 point? I am asleep and cannot see it.

Lawyers often do not realize the somnolence of their sophomoric soliloquies. If your opening is that bad....

Once upon a time I had an opponent who comnplained to the Judge that a couple of the jurors were falling to sleep and the Judge admonished "Well you're the one putting them to sleep"!!

Everyone laughed and the Jurors woke up.

"What an incompetent judge".....I get sick of people criticizing the job when they have never done the job. The judge did what was right. She replaced her with an alternate. The judge paid attention to when the prosecutors didnt and when the defense attorney (who is probably one of the best defense attorneys in the country) Unless you are going to post your qualifications for us to compare to Judge Peterson, please dont criticize behind a keyboard.

I have tried cases. People fall asleep. It happens. Judges handle it differently, but that's life.

Why pick on the person sitting as a jury member. I mean, what else do you have to do when you already know how your voting.

That’s a long nap in a room full of people. Are they not allowed to say hey juror, wake the hell up? Also, right after it seems that Peterson must have got a message about the news crew that was filming. She checks her iPhone messages and looks up directly at the camera.
G.

Peterson is not incompetent. The jurors might be. The prosecution might be. But she has a lot of sense. I’ve worked with her.

Courtroom lawyer commenting: many a juror has slept through part of a trial in counties all around our great state. In fact, I’ve watched more than one judge outside Hinds County sleep through part of a trial. These things happen, have always happened and will likely continue to happen. 1:09 nails it - both of them.

As for “news crew that was filming” comment, your leap to a conclusion is funny. The entire trial was live-streamed through the court/county system. The judge had to approve this - and the cameras in the courtroom - and thus knew it was occurring. Not the first time Peterson has allowed cameras, and I for one appreciate her opening the courtroom to all of us who don’t want to sit down there in person.

Remove the napper, replace with an alternate and continue. Or declare a mistrial and start again. Criticism against Judge Peterson in this case is unwarranted.

3:55 I once saw a judge order a juror to jail for contempt of court because they showed up at jury selection wearing a t shirt that said "sh*t happens." The judge explained the importance of the court process and that the sanctity of the proceedings must be maintained, even as an issue of decorum. A sleeping juror is showing outward contempt for the proceedings because they are actively choosing to be disengaged from the case. What's more, it harms the interests of both sides. That's serious, so tote water for Peterson if you wish but she should have taken it more seriously.

I expected to see an incompetent judge just because it's Jackson, but shame on me I guess. What I saw was a model judge for noticing and explaining the situation clearly and making a good clear decision.

Peterson may not be incompetent, however it is most unprofessional for a judge to be playing with her phone while court is in session.

If someone doesn't want to serve as a juror, They can always have their name(s) removed form the voter roles?.... Simple as that.

What difference does it make if wasn't snoring too loud? His mind was probably made up before the trial even started.

What difference does it make if he wasn't snoring too loud? Mind was probably already made up before the trial started.

12:34, your criticism of the judge is way off base. The alternate was right there listening to all of the testimony, so timing of the replacement was not an issue. The judge decided to do it after consulting with, and getting concurrences, from both sides, and did it in a much less disruptive way than what you suggested. I like the discretion she showed.

Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves?

For the few Peterson bootlickers, Faye is a big part of the reason Jackson is overrun with violent crime. Way too many blessings gifted.

All these complaints from folks who always find a way to get out of jury duty.

I recall a Chancellor falling asleep and one of the lawyers chastising the judge for nodding off.
RMQ

Thank you, Judge Peterson, for validating my vote for you. If I were facing judgment from a jury of my peers, with the options being dying in Parchman prison, or freedom, I would be terrified. I would certainly want those standing in judgment of me to at least halfway pay attention to the evidence.

This juror didn't even pretend to pay attention. She should not have been there. How dare she. The level of disregard for someone else's *LIFE* is appalling.

Thank you for addressing it after the attorneys failed to. Good job.

Those of you looking for the judge to chastise the juror need to remember, jurors did not volunteer or ask to be selected. The juror is not on trial. The judge handled the situation fairly for both sides and that's what's important.

The dullards among you who have said the juror was not on trial, was not there voluntarily and had no obligation must have missed the part where the judge, every judge, admonishes (commands) the seated jurors to listen carefully to the evidence being presented.

A juror cannot follow that instruction while asleep, and was therefore, literally, in contempt.

It's possible the herein condemned juror was sleepy because of medication. I take many prescribed meds each day and require a daily nap as well, so disqualify myself as a juror by letter to the Court if summoned.

@7:15 you are beyond wrong. Peterson had dockets down to less than a year when she was voted out. Everyone in Jackson (white community) went big against her because of Frank Meltdown. So y’all got Robert Shuler Smith in a landslide. Brilliant move because he really cleaned up after Peterson and showed Northeast Jackson a level of safety never seen before. Bravo congrats for knocking on thousands of doors for RSS. You got what you deserve, now crawl back in your bottle of mediocrity.

Tommie Green...is that you

Thought she handled it fine. She immediately notified both parties. They all agreed on her solution. Alternate juror was there and interruption was kept to a minimum.

RSS was ok his first term. Hired good prosecutors such as Rogillo and Beasley. Then he started running everyone off and those who were there were scared to do their jobs. Then his little recreational habit got out of control.

7:51am, since you are on medication that makes you sleepy and unable to stay awake during a trial, I assume you have turned in your driver's license?

7:51 is obviously a union member. Whenever a termination is at hand regarding an employee who has been discovered asleep, on-shift, multiple times...the union's first squawk is always, "He might be on medication and therefore just sleepy and needing a break" or "He was resting his eyes".

Right, rocked back in a folding chair under a stairwell.

Court is boring. Trust me. It will put you to sleep. Well, maybe nosey people can stay awake, but I can't.