Again the jury was seated.
The Prosecutor called to the stand, a lovely, petite woman.
"Tell the jury exactly what happened when you encountered a checkpoint from the officers."
"I was driving home from the gym along South River Road. I saw several Sheriff's Deputy cars and about a dozen police officers. There were two or three officers wearing SWAT-like attire, not the ones our Jackson County Deputies wear. They were off by another car.
I was asked for my license and registration. Then I asked them a question. I asked why I was being stopped. The officer said, "we are looking for illegal Mexicans who travel this route. They do that so they will not be caught."
Immediately the defense attorney jumped up.
"Who said that to you? Is he in the courtroom now?"
I pointed to the large, portly officer in the back.
"That's him. He was there with another officer."
Several Latinos were sworn in to the Witness Stand. There stories were wholly different.
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