I've finished my civic obligation to Mercer County.

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That wasn't presented to us, Zen. We were not told of the little girl's discovery.

It's amazing what data does and does not make it in front of the jury. I took very seriously the injunction not to read/see anything about the case in the media (easy for me to do, since I had never wanted to read anything about Trenton in the ~30 years I've lived in this county). I guess the judge must have ruled that the little girl's statement, etc. would have been too prejudicial. It may make it into the sentencing phase.

I was only selected as an alternate right before deliberation started. Let me tell you, I was pissed. As anyone who knows me can vouch, I am nothing if not opinionated. Sitting through three weeks of testimony and missing the chance to make my opinions known was hard to swallow.