Jury Duty

I  had my first every jury duty experience at age 48.  I am convinced that they picked me for a criminal trial because I have the "Mommy gene"...after all who else is going to "listen to both sides of the story" and figure out "who started it"? 
It was a criminal case involving a young man and the charges against him were severe. 6 counts of aggravated assault and attempted murder. The witness list was made up of police officers and detectives. Of course I kept looking for the defendant's mom in the courtroom.
Ultimately the case was dismissed before trial. I don't know the details but we did get a chance to talk to the defense attorney. We learned that the defendant had been in jail since 2008. I did get a chance to ask the attorney if the defendants family was allowed in the court room during jury selection. He said it was unusual due to the number of people in the courtroom on those days. He did say that she was there today. I go through life as a mom saying..."there but for the grace of god go I". I am thankful that my kids mistakes and wrong place wrong time have been relatively innocuous.  I truly entered into this trial believing that "someones son" was innocent until proven guilty.