Catty1
07-05-2011, 08:44 PM
Another controversial verdict reached today in Quebec.
Excerpt:
St. Jérôme – Half of the spectators in the courtroom let out a sigh of relief and half sat in stunned shock.
And as one jury member broke down crying and a few others wiped tears from their eyes, Superior Court Justice Marc David assured the people who found cardiologist Guy Turcotte criminally not responsible Tuesday for having stabbed his children to death, that they could be proud of their work, regardless of the public reaction.
“There isn’t another group of eleven people, eleven lawyers, eleven jury members, eleven journalists or eleven members of the public who attended this trial every day,” David said. “This intimate knowledge of the evidence gave you the ability to render justice.”
Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Turcotte+verdict+brought+tears+many+eyes/5054555/story.html#ixzz1RHlFT8Kf
Excerpt:
St. Jérôme – Half of the spectators in the courtroom let out a sigh of relief and half sat in stunned shock.
And as one jury member broke down crying and a few others wiped tears from their eyes, Superior Court Justice Marc David assured the people who found cardiologist Guy Turcotte criminally not responsible Tuesday for having stabbed his children to death, that they could be proud of their work, regardless of the public reaction.
“There isn’t another group of eleven people, eleven lawyers, eleven jury members, eleven journalists or eleven members of the public who attended this trial every day,” David said. “This intimate knowledge of the evidence gave you the ability to render justice.”
Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Turcotte+verdict+brought+tears+many+eyes/5054555/story.html#ixzz1RHlFT8Kf