I spent Rosh Hashanah in Federal Court - and learned about the Courts of Heaven
I spent Rosh Hashanah in Federal Court,
and learned about the Courts of Heaven
On September 22, 2014, My first experience of being called to serve on a jury in Federal court.
What are the chances I would be selected for this groundbreaking, precedent-setting case?
Only 12 chances out of 5.4 million! or 1 out of 450,000 and yet 3 of the 12 Jurors (25%) were named David.
Out of those 5.4 million, people who live in Minnesota, only 150-200 individuals were randomly selected to serve the Federal court system District 4 during the month of September 2014.
Only 12 chances out of 5.4 million! or 1 out of 450,000 and yet 3 of the 12 Jurors (25%) were named David.
Out of those 5.4 million, people who live in Minnesota, only 150-200 individuals were randomly selected to serve the Federal court system District 4 during the month of September 2014.
Out of those 200, assembled 44 were selected to stand for a panel of possible candidates for each of three trials. If you were not selected you would come back for the next case.
I was selected in the panel of 44 possibilities for this case. For the next 5 hours, they asked each of us to respond verbally to a list of printed questions, which were read aloud. The lawyers for each side took notes as we spoke.
After eliminating all but 12 jurors and a secret alternate. the rest was released and we went to lunch.
The trial continued until Wednesday at noon and then we were released to the jury room to determine a verdict. We were escorted by two U.S. marshals to a freight elevator and down to a cafe where we ate in a room with two marshals guarding the door.
After lunch, we were escorted back upstairs to begin deliberations. The whole experience from the U.S. Marshalls, the sidebars, and the security, the deliberation, was educational. After the verdict was delivered and the case was decided in the courtroom and the trial ended, we were invited into the judge's chambers.
It turned out that we were assigned to a rare case, the defense that was used, was listed in the textbooks but the judge had never seen it used before. It was considered a theory but never tried. So rare in fact that she said there was little instruction written for the jury to use.
Of course, we did not know this during the hours we deliberated. So we wrestled with the ambiguity of some of the testimony in regards to this unprecedented defense. So on this special day, I have been talking about in the annual appointed times we made our determination of guilt on The Feast of Trumpets/Rosh Hashanah which is also called Yom HaDin (Day of Judgment).
The judge had to pull together some resources to give us instructions. She was very interested in hearing our thought processes for determining a verdict since that defense had never been used before at least in her experience. We spent almost 2 hours in her chambers after the trial ended discussing the case and hearing her stories of other trials and laughable moments. Summary of the case,
I was selected in the panel of 44 possibilities for this case. For the next 5 hours, they asked each of us to respond verbally to a list of printed questions, which were read aloud. The lawyers for each side took notes as we spoke.
After eliminating all but 12 jurors and a secret alternate. the rest was released and we went to lunch.
The trial continued until Wednesday at noon and then we were released to the jury room to determine a verdict. We were escorted by two U.S. marshals to a freight elevator and down to a cafe where we ate in a room with two marshals guarding the door.
After lunch, we were escorted back upstairs to begin deliberations. The whole experience from the U.S. Marshalls, the sidebars, and the security, the deliberation, was educational. After the verdict was delivered and the case was decided in the courtroom and the trial ended, we were invited into the judge's chambers.
It turned out that we were assigned to a rare case, the defense that was used, was listed in the textbooks but the judge had never seen it used before. It was considered a theory but never tried. So rare in fact that she said there was little instruction written for the jury to use.
Of course, we did not know this during the hours we deliberated. So we wrestled with the ambiguity of some of the testimony in regards to this unprecedented defense. So on this special day, I have been talking about in the annual appointed times we made our determination of guilt on The Feast of Trumpets/Rosh Hashanah which is also called Yom HaDin (Day of Judgment).
The judge had to pull together some resources to give us instructions. She was very interested in hearing our thought processes for determining a verdict since that defense had never been used before at least in her experience. We spent almost 2 hours in her chambers after the trial ended discussing the case and hearing her stories of other trials and laughable moments. Summary of the case,
Drug dealer of 27 yrs. alleged to be part of a large Mexican drug cartel was arrested for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The twist was that he claimed to be authorized to continue drug dealing in exchange for giving information to the police on the cartel. He claimed to be the second in command in the metro area. He had given information to several agencies over the 27 yrs. but usually only after he or someone close to him was in trouble. He was considered a CRI Confidential Reliable Informant by these agencies. but failed to prove he was told to continue illegal activity in order to stay viable.
But then over the next eight weeks, I ran into teachings on the courts of Heaven and I came to the conclusion God wanted to get my attention about how court systems work.
One thing we learned through the Judge's instructions to the jury is that in a jury trial the judge cannot determine guilt, that is the sole responsibility of the jury. Conversely, the jury cannot determine the sentence, they are solely there to determine whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty.
For more information on the courts of Heaven.
Author - Robert Henderson
"Operating in the Courts of Heaven".
Author - Robert Henderson
"Accessing the Courts of Heaven"
"Receiving Healing from the Courts of Heaven"
https://www.amazon.com/Operating-Courts-Heaven-Granting-Fulfill/dp/0899854818
But then over the next eight weeks, I ran into teachings on the courts of Heaven and I came to the conclusion God wanted to get my attention about how court systems work.
One thing we learned through the Judge's instructions to the jury is that in a jury trial the judge cannot determine guilt, that is the sole responsibility of the jury. Conversely, the jury cannot determine the sentence, they are solely there to determine whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty.
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Various writings from the past
The Road Not Taken
At Home In MN
Author - Robert Henderson "Operating in the Courts of Heaven".
Author - Robert Henderson
"Accessing the Courts of Heaven"
https://www.amazon.com/Operating-Courts-Heaven-Granting-Fulfill/dp/0899854818
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