The 12 jurors (and 12 alternates) go stir-crazy as the trial drags on for months.
The defense, meanwhile, is ‘having some Fung.’
Simpson, was inexplicably a source of their sympathy.
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This episode ofThe People v. O.J.
Or, you could almost say, comedy.
Those 12 alternates would eventually be whittled down to just two.
One of the more curious public spectacles in the history of American jurisprudence, Toobin wrote.
But A Jury in Jail does zero in on a few other aspects of the surreal circus.
It doesnt mention the trip to Catalina Island, during which the whole gang was rendered seasick.
Itos befuddlement at the defense and prosecutions arguments was warranted.
But thats only the punchline in the Harris saga.
After she was dismissed, Harris went public with her thoughts about the case against Simpson.
NEXT: A tantalizing letter enters the picture as well as three not-so-tantalizing letters, D-N-A.
She was also white, viewed as a huge asset for the prosecution.
Florio-Bunten denied it, and Judge Ito allowed her to stay on the jury until something else happened.
And aside from the heresy letter, no evidence was ever shown suggesting she tried to.
And of course, Cochran was repeatedly telling reporters how much he wanted O.J.
in jail, playing cards with his buddies.
His dialogue gives us just enough for us to know what hes talking about.
