Wednesday, December, 17, 2008
The jury deliberated starting at 8:00 a.m.. At 11:00 a.m., they sent a question to Judge Robinson. The jury's question related to a reference to 'Advahome, LLC' and 'who was connected?'
A second question came at 1:40 p.m. requesting transcript of a conversation between Miller and James Sparks regarding the contract and loan in the Jordan purchase.
In both instances, Judge Robinson admonished the jury to deliberate based on their collective memory, that transcripts are not evidence and that the court is not inclined to hunt for specific portion(s) of transcripts. Further, the Judge told the jury that the court will not determine whether such evidence (they requested) exists.
During the afternoon, while the jury continued to deliberate, the court held a forfeiture conference. This determines what property will be forfeited upon the jury's guilty verdict.
The jurors were dismissed at 5:00 p.m. Deliberation will resume at 9:00 this morning, Thursday, December 18th.
Rachel Dollar, the editor of Mortgage Fraud Blog is an attorney and Certified Mortgage Banker who handles litigation for lending institutions and secondary market investors.