I apologize for not blogging as much as I should have been, especially considering the curious lack of press coverage of my trial.

The Jury is just entering the sixth hour of deliberations on my fate. I don't know if that's good or bad that it seems to be perhaps longer than I would have guessed. I suppose the longer the better, within limits, unless other jurors are trying to wear down the jurors who saw through the smoke and mirrors arguments put forth by the King County Deputy Prosecutor, and have arrived at the truth, and are sticking to it to prevent an injustice to be done to me and all whistleblowers like me at Boeing's behest.

I like the fact they seem to be not making any snap judgments on the matter, and that even though I don't remotely resemble George Clooney, they nonetheless appear to consider my fate important.

The jury began deliberations yesterday, about 2 PM PST. I'm told to be within a fifteen minute radius of the court, so I'm blogging from the courthouse library.

The fifteen minute radius thing shows a little bit of bias by the court because, even though the court rules say 15 minutes, the practice put in place by all judges except mine is 30 minutes, probably due to the fact we are in a major city in which it is difficult to get around in. My attorney told the judge it would be difficult for her to get from her nearby (6 or so blocks away) office to the courtroom in fifteen minutes. Of course, the judge stayed with the fifteen minute radius order as the Prosecutor's office is just two flights of stairs above her courtroom. This is her first case in King County Superior Court, a judge who used to work as a prosecutor in the Criminal Division with Dan Satterberg in the early 90's, I'm told. Dan Satterberg is the newly elected (By Boeing and Perkins Coie contributions and a Perkins Coie partner managing his campaign) King County Prosecutor who the Deputy Prosecutor, Scott Peterson, who argued the prosecution's side in my trial, directly reports to.

More to be added later today.

Thanks for your kind prayers and support. At least it is heartening that I know many people are praying for me, my family, and that justice ultimately be served, and no one is praying for Boeing and their minions in the Prosecutor's office to prevail.

Gerry

The Last Inspector