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In 1995 Gillian Guess was selected as a juror in a case involving the most serious of crimes, murder. While carefully following all the proceedings, Guess found the extra time (that all single mom's must have right?) to became romantically involved with the accused.
The intimate relationship flourished while the trial continued. Convincing herself that she was not committing a crime, Guess continued to sit on this jury, and subsequently was part of a not-guilty verdict
for the accused murderer. Not content to let her crime sit quietly, Guess became a distraction to jurors as well as clerks in attendance. According to her website, Guess explains the reason for the not guilty verdict: |
| "I was a member of the jury in this trial, and consequently was able to observe the proceedings firsthand." - with that kind of "first hand" knowledge, we applaud her ability to decide the fate of a man, even while having "first hand" knowledge of him as well. After a trial in which Guess provided numerous comical outbursts along with threats from her supporters, Guess was found guilty of obstructing justice. Thankfully, for most of us, being stupid is not a crime. However, committing a crime, because you are stupid - still is. We also question the character of a woman who attempts to portray herself as the "struggling single mom" and yet involves herself with a man who has murder charges against him. No crime for bad judgement - but how would she have felt during her current trial if the prosecutor was the best man at the wedding of the judge? Gillian's obvious desire to improve her financial standing by reaping the rewards for this, appalls us. Subsequently, we look forward to sentencing and will boycott any book or movie deal presented to her. |