June, 20, 2001 archives

here's how i might spend my jury duty money.

verdict. kidnap with the intent to commit rape: not guilty (along with all lesser charges). sodomy of an unconscious victim: guilty. rape: guilty. (all links to approximate locations of the relevant california law. i didn't make note of the specific charges against the defendant.)

now that i've had a chance to look at the penal code, i'm a little surprised to learn that the kidnapping with the intent to commit rape charge carries the stiffest sentence (life with possibility of parole, compared to three to eight years each for the sodomy and rape charges).

more thoughts on the experience at a later date, maybe.

wow, you can now donate money to my alma mater online. cool. i think it is funny they're still using the page layout and graphics for the alumni association's website that i made shortly after i graduated six years ago. (except for the addition of two ugly logos for the companies that donated the hardware and connectivity.) maybe some year they'll complete the apparently arduous task of putting the alumni directory online. (i just don't have the heart to get involved.)