Manitoba Justice: Jurors

Mark Stobbe Dept: ONE had to be excused for fear she might go into labour, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Jurors selected to hear the Mark Stobbe murder trial had Manitoba Justice officials reaching for the Tylenol when the high-profile case got off to a rocky start last month. Fortunately, 14 jurors had been selected to hear the two-month trial instead of the usual 12 and the case was able to proceed as scheduled without dipping below the mandatory minimum of 10. The remaining jurors are expected to begin their deliberations in the high-profile case as early as next week and getting picked to sit on a jury is sort of like winning the legal lottery, according to Jamie Krilyik, Manitoba Justice s jury co-ordinator. But not everybody ends up celebrating being picked, and some appear to go out of their way to mess with the process. KRT / NEWSCOM Another couldn t stop falling asleep in court. And a third simply decided he no longer wanted to show up. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.