Attorney Casandra Watson, who represented Burge victim Melvin Jones after his 1982 arrest by Area 2 detectives, testified this morning to a sort of jocular back and forth with then Lieutenant Jon Burge about the use of a "black box" to torture suspects at Area 2.
A drama, playing behind closed doors in Judge Joan Lefkow's courtroom, has the colleagues of former police commander Jon Burge caught between pavement and steamroller, with Burge at the wheel.
The basis of much of Monday's questioning of prospective jurors was based on their answers they'd penned on the 30 page questionnaire they filled out after being called for duty.
The process of jury selection began after 10 this morning. By 11:45, eight members of the jury pool had been quizzed by Judge Joan Lefkow, asked about their knowledge of the accusations against the defendant and other aspects of the case.
