I was called up and happened to know the police officer in the case. The judge was not happy to let me off jury duty so he told me to be back the next day. I came back the next day and the guy on trial was a friend I'd gone to high school with.The judge thought I was just trying to get out of it so he told me to come back the next day. I was seated on a jury that found a man not guilty of child molesting. Believe me we didn't want to let him off but the state just didn't prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. I am currently in the pool again and can get called any time this year.
After all the trials I've read about where you'd think there was no chance in hell a prosecutor would win (or, lose) I wonder if most jurors really care. Being that I can afford to take the time necessary to give someone a fair trial I would be a hold out juror for six months if that's how long it took to convince the other jurors I am right.
My mother-in-law did that and they wouldn't put her on the jury, only they asked her if she ever did drugs. She told them she did them all the time. It's funny when you hear the story coming out of the mouth of an eighty year old great grandmother.
I despise people who purposely try to get out of jury duty or treat it as a game. It is one of the few and most important duties for a citizen of a free country of laws; the ability to be jugged fairly by a jury of your peers. You would pray for a fair and impartial jury if you where ever incorrectly charged with a crime, or if you or your family where wronged by someone and needed justice. Someone who can't, without good or just reason, give a couple days of their life to this most sacred of secular duties I have nothing but contempt for.
[1 point]316 days ago by dr1024ReplyEdited 316 days ago by dr1024
Well I would have loved to serve on a jury. I have worked on many cases with lawyers so I thought it would be interesting to take part in a trial; however, when they called me to serve I had just gotten home from two months in the hospital and had to learn to walk again. When I reported this to the jury committee they decided they didn't want me to serve. So I didn't try to get out of it, it just happened.
Don't mean to joke since I sure make more than my fair share of faux pas, but I'm sitting here wondering what it's like to get jugged fairly by pears (as opposed to, say, being jugged by apples).
[1 point]316 days ago by ChipmonkReplyEdited 316 days ago by Chipmonk
And please don't misconstrue anything I've said to imply that there are not plenty of good reasons to need out of jury duty. But I've run in to too many a person bragging about how they came up with some willful excuse to get out of it. It is one of my personal pet peeves.
Just kidding. You certainly posted a large quantity of useful knowledge on this site today. But you sure have to watch out for that third martini (and any others that follow). :-)
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Not in an evasive way. The only time I was called I was living in another country, so I had to have someone relay that info to the court on my behalf.
no--looking forward to it in April.
I was called up and happened to know the police officer in the case. The judge was not happy to let me off jury duty so he told me to be back the next day. I came back the next day and the guy on trial was a friend I'd gone to high school with.The judge thought I was just trying to get out of it so he told me to come back the next day. I was seated on a jury that found a man not guilty of child molesting. Believe me we didn't want to let him off but the state just didn't prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. I am currently in the pool again and can get called any time this year.
After all the trials I've read about where you'd think there was no chance in hell a prosecutor would win (or, lose) I wonder if most jurors really care. Being that I can afford to take the time necessary to give someone a fair trial I would be a hold out juror for six months if that's how long it took to convince the other jurors I am right.
I was pregnant at the time.
interesting question. 2 of my teachers have jury duty, and I'm writing letters to try to get them out of it. (I'm the VP at our school)
I told them that I wanted to be on the jury so that I could help convict the bastard.
My mother-in-law did that and they wouldn't put her on the jury, only they asked her if she ever did drugs. She told them she did them all the time. It's funny when you hear the story coming out of the mouth of an eighty year old great grandmother.
I despise people who purposely try to get out of jury duty or treat it as a game. It is one of the few and most important duties for a citizen of a free country of laws; the ability to be jugged fairly by a jury of your peers. You would pray for a fair and impartial jury if you where ever incorrectly charged with a crime, or if you or your family where wronged by someone and needed justice. Someone who can't, without good or just reason, give a couple days of their life to this most sacred of secular duties I have nothing but contempt for.
Well I would have loved to serve on a jury. I have worked on many cases with lawyers so I thought it would be interesting to take part in a trial; however, when they called me to serve I had just gotten home from two months in the hospital and had to learn to walk again. When I reported this to the jury committee they decided they didn't want me to serve. So I didn't try to get out of it, it just happened.
Don't mean to joke since I sure make more than my fair share of faux pas, but I'm sitting here wondering what it's like to get jugged fairly by pears (as opposed to, say, being jugged by apples).
That's it, no more Internet after 5pm for me. ;)
And please don't misconstrue anything I've said to imply that there are not plenty of good reasons to need out of jury duty. But I've run in to too many a person bragging about how they came up with some willful excuse to get out of it. It is one of my personal pet peeves.
Just kidding. You certainly posted a large quantity of useful knowledge on this site today. But you sure have to watch out for that third martini (and any others that follow). :-)