All right. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. The record should reflect we've been rejoined by all the members of our jury panel. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
First of all, let me apologize to you for having kept you on ice so long today. I need to discuss with you what the problem is and--because obviously you folks have volunteered to give us your time to serve as trial jurors in this case, and you're entitled to as detailed an explanation as i can give to you for the reasons behind the delay. Unfortunately, it has to do with legal issues and admissibility of evidence, the proceedings that we've been engaged in since 9:00 o'clock this morning, the nature of what i can not discuss with you. But i want you to know that it is a--an important decision that has to be made, and i must tell you that it involves my personal participation further in this trial. So it is a matter of concern and something that i need to deal with very carefully. And i apologize to you most sincerely on behalf of myself, the court, and the parties for the delay, but it's an issue that i have to resolve before we can proceed further. And it may involve further delay tomorrow just to let you know. So if you have a good supply of books, bring a couple of extra--what do they call it of yarn--skeins. Bring a couple of extra skeins with you, bring your crossword puzzles. We may or may not be able to proceed tomorrow morning. But i just want you to know that i know that you're up there waiting for us and i'm aware that you're back there waiting, and it causes me great anxiety every day that i--because i know you're there and you're waiting for us to do something. And i've alerted the sheriff's that there's a possibility we may not use you tomorrow to make arrangements to take you to target to go shopping on an extra day or something, but to be available to do that. And i apologize to you profusely. At the end of the trial, as i indicated to you, we'll have some of the news coverage available to you so you can go back and refresh your recollections as to just what it was that occurred back on august the 15th that caused this delay. I apologize for not being able to give you a better explanation, but please trust me that it is something that is important. All right. I'm going to release you for the evening. Remember all my admonitions to you; don't discuss the case amongst yourselves, don't form any opinions about the case, don't allow anybody to communicate with you, don't conduct any deliberations until the matter has been submitted to you. You all have a good evening. Hopefully i'll see you tomorrow morning with witnesses. All right. All right. As far as the jury is concerned, we'll stand in recess, and we'll reconvene in 10 minutes.
it involves my personal participation further in this trial. So it is a matter of concern and something that i need to deal with very carefully.
At the end of the trial, as i indicated to you, we'll have some of the news coverage available to you so you can go back and refresh your recollections as to just what it was that occurred back on august the 15th that caused this delay.
if you have a good supply of books, bring a couple of extra--what do they call it of yarn--skeins. Bring a couple of extra skeins with you, bring your crossword puzzles.