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April 15, 2008
Posted: 06:06 PM ET
DETROIT, Michigan – We are on verdict watch. The jury left at 5 p.m. Tuesday after deliberating for three hours and 40 minutes in the “thrill kill” case of Michigan v. Jean Pierre Orlewicz. There have been several notes from the jury, one of which is very interesting. ![]() The jurors asked if they could learn the sentencing differences between first-degree premeditated murder and second degree murder. In a polite but firm tone, the judge reminded them they should not be concerned with the years Orlewicz might serve if convicted. The judge expressed her concern that “some of you are considering the penalty here…this is not appropriate.” Orlewicz is 18 years old and common sense tells me his young age may be on the mind of some of these jurors. Watch his testimony The jury also asked for the statements of prosecution witness Adam Duwe, the teen Orlewicz said was going to be extorted on November 7, 2007, as well as the statements of Alex Letkemann. Duwe did not give a statement to police and only one statement of Letkemann’s was entered into evidence. The jury has that now. Jurors also asked for and received 10 photos, including two of the body of Dan Sorensen. The families have been in the courtroom waiting. The Sorensen family seems at ease, talking with close friends. The Orlewicz family seems on edge. Attorneys from both sides are in the well of the courtroom conversing. The jury resumes deliberations Wednesday at 9 a.m. – Jean Casarez, In Session correspondent Filed under: Beheading Trial Jean Casarez Trials Verdict Watch |
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