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Tomi Tucker <ttucker wrote: "Tomi Tucker" <ttucker<ttuckerMercy TrialFri, 21 Sep 2007 16:47:39 -0500 MERCY TRIAL BEGINS ON MONDAY, SEPT. 24 Jury selection starts

Monday, Sept. 24, in the case of DeShawn Brown, who is charged with a 3rd-degree felony for animal cruelty in the burning death of Mercy the dog in April 2006. Jury selection will take all day Monday. The trial will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, and prosecutors expect to take two days to present the State’s case. It could be Friday before the case goes to the jury. If convicted, Brown could face up to 10 years in prison. The trial will take place before Judge Michael Snipes in Criminal District Court No. 7 on the 7th floor of the Frank Crowley Courts Building, 133 S. Industrial at Commerce St. in downtown Dallas. For those who plan to attend one or more days of the trial, here’s some information that should be helpful: The courtroom is small, seating only about 100 people. No one will be allowed to stand in the back. Dress should be appropriate and neat; no hats. No clothing that might influence the jury can be worn in the courtroom. If you want to wear the Mercy T-shirt, you should wear a jacket or sweater that can button over it. No food or drink is allowed in the courtroom. Cameras, lighters, Mace and nail clippers are not allowed in the building. Cell phones with cameras are allowed, but cell phones and

pagers must be turned off in the courtroom. Don’t use your cell phone to take photos or it could be confiscated. There are two parking garages that you enter from Industrial; one is adjacent to the building, and the other is across the street but connects to the building via an overhead walkway. Parking costs $5 cash for all day. There are also parking lots across Commerce. We will continue to provide updates as they are

available on OK website> Jonnie Jonnie England Executive Director Operation Kindness 3201 Earhart Drive Carrollton, TX 75006 972-418-PAWS www.operationkindness.org STOP ANIMAL ABUSE...FOR MERCY'S SAKE. "Think occasionally of the suffering of which youspare yourself the sight" Albert Schweitzer