View Full Version : I'm finally done............
hammerfan
11-09-2007, 04:49 AM
.........with jury duty. And, after two months, we ended up being a hung jury. If you'd like to read about it go to www.delawareonline.com and look for stories about Irina Malinovskaya.
I'm just so glad to have my life back!!
Disease
11-09-2007, 04:51 AM
2 months, I thought you would have been back in two weeks.... That's nuts!
hammerfan
11-09-2007, 04:56 AM
Tell me about it. I'm lucky I have a job to come back too! They weren't very happy! The trial itself lasted 5-6 weeks and we took 10 days to deliberate.
Disease
11-09-2007, 05:08 AM
so, I guess I'll read up about it.. but can you tell us what you thought ?
hammerfan
11-09-2007, 05:13 AM
Let me start by saying I really struggled with my decision. I changed my mind about a million times. All we had to go on was circumstantial evidence. There was no "hard evidence". No one saw her go in the apartment or come out. There was none of her DNA, hair, etc., in the apartment (the crime scene). The only evidence was her fingerprint on a laundry soap bottle cap and some of the guy's dog's hair in her rental car. And her explanation of the fingerprint and the dog hair came down to, basically, "he said/she said". She said she was in the apartment on the 21st, he never said anything about her being there. But, in the end, I found her guilty. One thing I don't think the article talks about is the fact that the night before the murder, the defendant sat outside Bondar's apartment, watching his door, for 15 hours. And the morning of the murder she was seen by about 5-6 witnesses pacing outside his apartment. But, like I said above, no one saw her go in or come out.
ferretchucker
11-09-2007, 06:40 AM
sounds interesting. Usually jury juty is over some crappy crime. How long did she get?
hammerfan
11-09-2007, 06:52 AM
We were a hung jury, ferretchucker. That automatically means a mistrial. As far as I know, she's still in jail - has been for 3 years. I don't know if the Attorney General is going to try a fourth trial or not.
_____V_____
11-09-2007, 07:06 AM
Welcome back.:)
You had a big role in HDC The Movie Part V, which recently concluded. And I m glad things panned out rather evenly for you.
Back to swingin ole' life eh?:p
hammerfan
11-09-2007, 07:15 AM
I did?! Where can I read it? As long as it doesn't involve murder mystery, I'm good!! :D
_____V_____
11-09-2007, 07:22 AM
http://www.horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31720
There were mutations - zombwolves. And Herbert West.
Happy reading!;)
Disease
11-09-2007, 08:41 AM
I did?! Where can I read it? As long as it doesn't involve murder mystery, I'm good!! :D
I saved you.... but then you turned out to be a crumby Werewolf! :mad:
novakru
11-09-2007, 04:48 PM
I'm glad you're back:)
stygianwitch
11-10-2007, 01:03 AM
welcome back :cool:
welcome back HF and to stygian - you've probably been around but i havne't seen you lately.
Freak
11-10-2007, 09:02 PM
Welcome back.Jury duty sucks.My mom had to do it for almost 2 months and she hated every minute of it.I got selected once but in the end I didn't get a final selection.
ferretchucker
11-11-2007, 01:48 AM
I always kinda thought jury duty looked fun. Nobody I know has ever done it though.
hammerfan
11-12-2007, 04:37 AM
Wow, the story was awesome! Thanks for including me in it!!
FC, I thought it would be interesting and fun too - for about the first two weeks. After that, I just wanted it to be over.