Judge Patterson

…these questions because it just started two and a half years ago and he became the judge but over time it it it only probably has helped us um honestly it's not harmed us it doesn't hurt you know and sometimes there's a question that we did not think of…

…So there's pros and cons amongst both the defense bar and my office for jury questions. We only have one judge here who does jury questions, and that's Judge Patterson. And I think at first we were all very nervous about…

…We, the jury, had found Jason Chen guilty of first-degree premeditated murder and abuse of a corpse. When the verdict was read, you could hear Jasmine's family exhale. There were audible gasps, maybe even a few whispered thank yous, and the kind of tears that come from holding your breath far too long. Judge Patterson gently hushed the room. It felt like a…