Drawn from seat 29 of 30 in the jury pool.

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Bruce Brugman was selected for the jury despite his history of publishing articles critical of the San Francisco police.

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I was called in for jury duty and was called into the courtroom for the case of the people vs. Hannibal. Ian Loveseth was the attorney for the defense.

This is the drawing of the week for June 24-30, 2007.

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Judge Davis was considerate of everyone throughout the proceedings as the court whittled down the juror pool.

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Justin Barker was in court with his public defender for what was to be the jury selection day for his trial. On Halloween, he had jumped behind KTVU reporter Amber Lee to shout criticisms of Fox News on air with the local Fox affiliate, as reported in the Bay Guardian and as documented by Justin. Lee is claiming he grabbed her and shoved her to the ground, so Barker is being charged with battery. On this day in court, the prosecutor found out that an impartial eyewitness, who had watched the whole incident from a balcony, is ready to testify that Barker did not touch the reporter. The prosecutor then requested and received a one week's continuance.

This is the drawing of the week for January 28 - February 3, 2007.

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A woman at the prosecutors' table in Department 14 of the Hall of Justice and a cart full of files. Word is that the number of cases being pressed by the District Attorney's office has gone up in an attempt to increase the conviction rate in the lead up to the 2007 election. That the spurious charges against Justin Barker's were not dismissed may be a product of these politics.

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In Department 14, Judge Wong and his clerk spent most of the morning rescheduling cases since the courtrooms were all full that day. Justin Barker's case was rescheduled for the next Monday.

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Judge Wong deals with an overload of cases.

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Justin Barker stands at a preliminary hearing on battery and resisting arrest charges for interfering with a Fox affiliate's broadcast on Halloween. During KTVU's coverage of Halloween, Barker jumped in front of the camera and said "Fox News is bullsh*t, Fox News sucks" before the camera turned away. The video (which KTVU has pulled from YouTube) shows that Barker did not touch reporter Amber Lee, so the charge of battery is rather ridiculous. Apparently, the police see it as their job to protect the quality of TV news broadcasts. It's all very strange and the blogosphere is abuzz at sfbg.com, DemocraticUnderground.com, and sfist.com.

This is the drawing of the week for December 3-10, 2006.

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Judge Lillian Sing sits as the substitute judge in Department 15 of the San Francisco Hall of Justice. Justin Barker had his preliminary hearing for disrupting a news broadcast. A trial date was set for January 19, 2007 after the DA made a ridiculous plea offer. The public defender was also a substitute and said nothing. It seemed as if no one in the court new of the details of the case. Sing began by asking to see Barker's driver's license, apparently assuming it was some sort of DUI hearing.

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