Legal tactics questionable

Sat., Dec. 3, 2011

It’s interesting to note that Carl Oreskovich, the attorney for Officer Karl Thompson Jr., didn’t mention anything about jurors viewing coverage of the trial until the verdict was read. As an officer of the court, isn’t he required to voice objections or concerns about juror misconduct when it is first noticed? Why did he wait until after the trial?

I can tell you why. If there was a mistrial, the whole thing would have to be done over again, but if the verdict was ruled in his favor, his client would be free to go. Also, he brought up the fact that a replacement juror would have voted the other way. Why do we not really care what his verdict would be? Because it wasn’t left up to him to voice his opinion, that’s why.

Jeffrey Osborn

Spokane

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