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you we will probably break for lunch. You should know
that in Florida this is a six person jury so the fact
that you are remaining doesn’t mean that everybody is
going to be on the jury. A lot of people think that
there is a twelve person jury, it is not. So many of you
will not remain, in case that was a concern about who is
already gone.

Mr. Tyson was correct that we cannot go
over the facts in detail about this case in Voir Dire, it
is not proper. However I need to tell you a few facts so
we can find out whether you know anything about this
case, because what we don’t want is to get in middle of
this or opening statements and you go, “I read all about
that.” Then all of the sudden we have got a problem. So
if you will bear with me.

Ms. X, let me just start with you, and
let me tell the panel, this has to do with an alleged
battery that took place outside of the Church of
Scientology on Halloween of last year, October 31, 1999,
while Mr. Minton was picketing, going up and down in
protest in front of the church. The incident happened
between Mr. Minton and another member of the Church of
Scientology. That’s about all I am going to tell you
right now, just in case it jogs a memory about Mr. Minton
or about the publicity that it might have generated.