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TWO
ANGRY MEN
TRANSCRIPT ORDERED BY: Ira Kaplan
TRANSCRIPT
PREPARED BY: Christopher J. Rossi, Official Court reporter,
Hudson County Courthouse, 595 Newark Ave., Jersey City, NJ
07036.
COURT:
Mr. Kaplan, who do you know that's in the law enforcement
field?
JUROR:
My brother worked as a special prosecutor in Manhattan
briefly.
COURT:
He worked --
JUROR:
He's an attorney, he was on a special prosecuting team
on the waterfront.
COURT:
What kind of work does he do now?
JUROR:
Now he's not an attorney anymore.
COURT:
Okay. Do you have any other relatives or close friends
in the law enforcement field?
JUROR:
No.
COURT:
Who do you know that was a victim of crime?
JUROR:
A lot of people. Myself.
COURT:
What happened to you?
JUROR:
Mugging, quite a few years ago, car vandalism, car theft.
COURT:
Where did they all take place?
JUROR:
I was mugged in Manhattan, had cars broken into both in Hoboken
and New York.
COURT:
Was anyone arrested in connection with any of those events?
JUROR:
No.
COURT:
Would any of those events or all of them combined have any
effect upon your ability to be a fair juror?
JUROR:
No.
COURT:
Is this your first experience as a juror?
JUROR:
Yes.
COURT:
Would the nature of these charges create any prejudice or
sympathy in you for or against either side?
JUROR:
No.
COURT:
Would you give any greater or lessor weight to the testimony
of a law enforcement officer because of that person's job?
JUROR:
No.
COURT:
May I see you here at the sidebar for a moment, please?
(the following takes place at the sidebar)
COURT:
Why is it that your brother's no longer an attorney?
JUROR:
He didn't really like it.
COURT:
Oh, just gave it up.
JUROR:
Yeah, he's selling wine now.
COURT:
He wasn't disbarred.
JUROR:
No.
COURT:
Okay. Al right, fine.
(the following takes place in open court)
COURT:
All right, Mr. Kaplan, would you tell us some things about
yourself?
JUROR:
I live in Hoboken. I play in a rock and roll band and
I'm married and my wife is in the same band.
COURT:
Wife is what?
JUROR:
Is in the band also.
COURT:
Oh. Give you a chance to advertise, what's the name of your
rock and roll band?
JUROR:
Yo Le Tango [sic].
JUROR:
Do I get a copy of that? Can I get a copy of this for
our press kit?
COURT:
Thank you.
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