The jury members in the Enron Corp. fraud trial have been relatively quiet over their five days of deliberations. They’ve asked for more computer speakers and whether they could see some trial transcripts. But mainly they have been concerned with their working hours. As soon as they began deliberating last week, the jurors told Judge Simeon Lake III that they would adhere to the same schedule as the trial—Monday through Thursday. On Tuesday, the panel informed Lake that they would not work on Memorial Day. Thus, when the panel returns to court on May 30, they will have been off for more days—seven—than they have deliberated—six. And they haven’t even gotten to June, a month laden with special occasions and holidays. For example, the panel can’t be expected to work on June 5 (National Take-A-Juror-To-The-Zoo Day) or June 13 (International Honorary Friday Day) or June 22 (National Juries-Get-The-Day-Off-For-No-Good-Reason Day).—
Jeffrey Kanige
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