the Commonwealth compels him to testify.
In theory Chris has the right to remain silent.
In reality it's getting him to shut the hell up that's the real trick. As Heilberg is now painfully aware.
Can a juror quit mid trial due to what they see? Or are they vetted in a way that akes sure they can handle it?
Generally anyone unable to handle the potential evidence would already be eliminated as unable to deliver an impartial decision. That said, a juror can quit, but they have to have a compelling reason (like having a heart attack during recess). That's why there are juror alternates.
Being an alternate juror is a real cocktease of an assignment. It has all the tedium of being a juror with none of the fun of deliberation or the satisfaction of convicting the defendant (or acquitting him). Major legal blue balls.
Just because it has happened doesn't mean the people that are selected are any more capable to handle it. You think EVERYONE everywhere knows about Chris or watches abhorrent shit like this all the time?
Juries see far worse. Mostly they'll see things medical transcripts. Interview reports. Testimony from the arresting officers. Maybe footage from inside 14BLC. It's not like Chris is a cannibal serial killer or the like. Worst case they might see some close up pictures of any bruising on Barb etc.
We all know that Chris is going to jail but how Chris does is the special part.
Chris is destined for the streets. He always has been. But it's the journey that matters, not the destination.
Zoomers have no clue how mindlessly boring the 1990s actually were in reality
It depends on where you were and what you were doing.
And at least the 1990s weren't completely fucking retarded.
But only after we had to suffer through almost a decade of atrociously bad 90s eurodance music - looking at you La Bouche
Jesus Jones. Enough said.
People who complain about the 1990s don't remember the 1970s.
Maybe this is a very stupid question, but are there any 'benefits' to being a felon for a person like Chris, i.e. slow-in-the-mind and financially unstable?
He gets to go to prison instead of the streets. For a while, anyways.
Are there any re-entry or similar programs
Chris would not take advantage of them.
Unfortunately, it won't be, trials regarding sex crimes in Virginia cannot be televised, even if the judge permits it.
I believe Christorians can still attend and take notes in the gallery. It's better than nothing. Any volunteers?
Heilberg's job is making sure Chris receives a fair trial.
The last thing Chris needs is a fair trial. If he gets a fair trial, he's fucked.
Heilberg's job has been to do his best to make a deal where Chris
doesn't go to trial. But, well, Chris gonna be Chris.
