 | | unfair to hold his lifestyle and appearance against his client. He was relaxed, but sharp and confident. He was very much in control of the court room but still showed proper respect to the judge. I thought, "This guy is really putting on a good show. He's quite an actor."
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| | The prosecution made less of an impression. The two lawyers were polite but seemed to care less about establishing rapport. They looked like "conservative professionals" from central casting. They each had neat short brown hair, dark blue suits, and red, white, and blue ties. One of them wore American flag cuff-links.
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| | When it was time for Mr. Harvey to ask us questions individually, he began by smiling, looking directly at each person, and saying "Hello." He spoke to each person by name, and when he finished he said, "Thank you for coming and answering these questions." The questions went on for hours, and he seemed concerned about our comfort.
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| | By the time he got to me, I really wanted to be on the jury. I had started to think I could be fair and perhaps his client was really innocent. I was trying to think of what I could say to make myself sound "progressive."
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| | He smiled and said, "Hello," and called me "Colleen." He asked about my major and what classes I was taking. I smiled back at him and said, ''abnormal psychology," which, because of the nature of the case, got a laugh from him and everyone else. He wanted to know whether I believed children always told the truth, whether I thought psychologists had any special insight into human behavior, and if I would be inclined to believe a psychologist's testimony. He closed by asking about my hobbies.
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| | I was very impressed by his broad base of knowledge. He could speak to every potential juror on his or her level and make an intelligent comment on each one's line of work.
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