In Trial in Key West

There are live chickens that wander around in the grass and road near the courthouse. We're trying the case in the courthouse annex, parts of which are over 100 years old and used to be a jail. This place has atmosphere. The jury pool was very different from what we draw in Leon County, too. Only 10% minority, more former Navy enlisted than minorities. The trial is solely to set the value of property between a corporation and the government, so there is lots of expert testimony expected. We spent all day yesterday in legal argument and selecting a jury of 12, so we'll start with opening statements this morning. We're going out to view the property on Thursday morning, hopefully after the close of all other evidence, but probably not at the rate we're going.