Juries
Jurors ‘Haunted’ By Time in Courtroom
Posted May 16, 2008, 09:27 am CDT
By Molly McDonough
North Carolina is considering allowing jurors access to counseling services to cope with post-traumatic stress that can occur after exposure to graphic images and disturbing testimony during a trial.
In a report by WECT TV6 in Wilmington, one juror shares his experiences grappling with a capital case involving the murder of a Boiling Spring Lakes police officer. Jurors convicted Darrell Maness of the murder two years ago.
But the juror says the case remains with him. "It was a cold-blooded killing. When you shoot a man once maybe it was an accident, but when you shoot him three times," the man whose identity was shielded says. "It was a difficult decision. Some cried, some had nightmares, some… Continue reading...
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