How could you say shame on everyone involved in the Hugo Selenski Trial? Did you attend this double murder trial? If you did, you would know those jurors did the best job they could have done. They reached their verdict based on the evidence that was presented before them.

What did you want them to do, find a false verdict based on what they believed personally or what they heard or saw in the media? If you’re on a jury, you’re not supposed to do that. You are supposed to reach a verdict by the evidence presented in court only.

I happen to believe the lawyers did a good job also. The prosecution did the best job they could do with what they had (which was practically nothing) but they still did their job to the best of their ability. I also believe the defense attorney did a super job, when most people had this defendant already convicted.

Have you ever stopped to think about all of the evidence presented and said to yourself, “Maybe this defendant really is innocent?” Don’t blame the system, lawyers and especially the jurors because the verdict wasn’t one that maybe you yourself didn’t want to hear.

My sympathies go out to the victims’ families also. I can’t even imagine the pain they are going through and I hope someday they do get closure.

Let us not forget that the defendant himself also has a family hurting. I am sure of one thing in Luzerne County, and that is society has every defendant here convicted before they are given a fair trial.

Lisa Davies
Kingston