Jury Duty ...
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Last time I had jury duty, after 5 hours of calling out groups of people there were 20 or so people left. They said that the rest of us could go home and that they would give out proof of attendance for our employer's by number. I was the second to last person to leave the lobby.:assaultri
The one and only time I git called for jury duty I brought my book and prepared for a long boring day and was called to a courtroom 30 minutes after we got there. I was the last potential excused at the very end of the day. By that time I WANTED to be on the jury.
Didn't get a chance to speak today. We were finally called in to the courtroom at 11:00am, sworn in and then the judge gave everyone the rest of the day off, except those that needed to apply for a hardship excuse as this trial is expected to go about 2 weeks. About 30% of the people stayed to plead with the judge to let them out - but I'm sure I'll see most of them back tomorrow.
Whew ... a full day today. They picked the first 24 people and the judge interviewed them. Then the lawyers got their turn. More than half were dismissed so it's back again tomorrow for round two. Seems like they will settle on a jury + alternates before my name comes up though.
Well, I was correct ... the jury was selected before my interview. Although the selection process was rather boring, I actually look forward to being on a jury sometime in my life. A couple of the people there (younger than me) had already served 3 or 4 times!
This would have been an interesting, although somewhat upsetting trial. The defendant is accused of assault, lewd and lascivious conduct on a minor under 14 and rape. The victim was 11 at the time.
This would have been an interesting, although somewhat upsetting trial. The defendant is accused of assault, lewd and lascivious conduct on a minor under 14 and rape. The victim was 11 at the time.