Only in Austin: Prospective juror in pot case caught smoking joint
May 8, 2008hilarious!
HOUSTON — A prospective juror in a marijuana possession trial was hauled off to jail Tuesday after police said they caught her smoking a joint outside the courthouse.
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Cornelia Mayo
Attornies in the case had narrowed the jury pool down to 20 people when they took a 45 minute break.
When the break was over, 49-year-old Cornelia Turner Mayo didn’t return to Judge Sherman Ross’ courtroom.
Turns out she was on a smoking break — but what she was allegedly smoking was illegal.
“I’ve had prospective jurors get lost before, but it never occurred to me that they might be getting ready for a marijuana trial by, allegedly, smoking marijuana,” Judge Ross told the Houston Chronicle.
