Mrs. Hunter was called to serve for jury duty,
but asked to be excused because she didn't
believe in capital punishment and didn't want
her personal thoughts to prevent the trial from
running its proper course. But the public
defender liked her thoughtfulness and quiet
calm, and tried to convince her that she was
appropriate to serve on the jury.

"Madam," he explained, "this is not a murder
trial! It's a simple civil lawsuit. A wife is bringing
this case against her husband because he
gambled away the $12,000 he had promised
to use to remodel the kitchen for her birthday."

"Well, okay," agreed Mrs. Hunter, "I'll serve.
I guess I could be wrong about capital
punishment after all."