So, it must be hunting season, I get a Jury duty letterl
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Tell them you are in favour of the Chinese system.
Trial in the morning.
Execution in the afternoon.
Harvest the organs.
Bill the next of kin for the cost of the ammo.
A model of efficiency.
I posted this a while back, and stand by it.
I would actually enjoy being called for jury duty. Never know which law you could get to try to nullify....for this reason all gun rights activists should never pass up the opportunity for jury duty.
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Want out of jury duty?
Simple.
Kick the judge in the nutz.
Simple.
Kick the judge in the nutz.
What a bunch of bs on here by people who do not know what they are talking about!
A whole bunch advising what to tell "them."
You don't have the chance to tell "them" anything, except your full name, blah, blah, when you are signed in.
They tell you where to sit. If your name is called, you go before the defence layer. He speaks only one of two words. I forget the legal words they use, but one means step down, go back to your seat, we don't want you.
The other word means you are OK with the defence, now move on to the prosecuting lawyer.
Same thing there. He/she looks at the file they have on you and utter one of the two words. You then either go back to your seat or move to the jury panel seats.
In short, you will be in the jury panel without speaking one word, or having the chance to say one word.
Anyone showing up with something stupid on their shirt would quickly be told, at best, to, "get rid of, or cover that up, and be back here before 10:00 AM."
At worst they could be charged for contempt of court.
A whole bunch advising what to tell "them."
You don't have the chance to tell "them" anything, except your full name, blah, blah, when you are signed in.
They tell you where to sit. If your name is called, you go before the defence layer. He speaks only one of two words. I forget the legal words they use, but one means step down, go back to your seat, we don't want you.
The other word means you are OK with the defence, now move on to the prosecuting lawyer.
Same thing there. He/she looks at the file they have on you and utter one of the two words. You then either go back to your seat or move to the jury panel seats.
In short, you will be in the jury panel without speaking one word, or having the chance to say one word.
Anyone showing up with something stupid on their shirt would quickly be told, at best, to, "get rid of, or cover that up, and be back here before 10:00 AM."
At worst they could be charged for contempt of court.
I was picked 2 times within 4 weeks of each other this year. Was on vacation for one of the selection times (just emailed the Sheriff and explained I wouldn't be in town on the day they required me to be there) and went the second time, but due to the number of people and the lottery style of the selection, I wasn't picked to stand in front of the lawyers.
Lots of rumors go with this as well. What to say, how often you get called, etc. Seems to be a random crap shoot.
Lots of rumors go with this as well. What to say, how often you get called, etc. Seems to be a random crap shoot.
personally I think the concept of the system is excellent and was excited to go.
Unfortunatley the acutal situation was nothing but a circus act, waste of time and money (unless you were a lawyer or judge getting paid). I've never been so disgusted by the wastefulness and inefficiencies I saw.
Sad, but I have no interest in being part of that joke again.
Unfortunatley the acutal situation was nothing but a circus act, waste of time and money (unless you were a lawyer or judge getting paid). I've never been so disgusted by the wastefulness and inefficiencies I saw.
Sad, but I have no interest in being part of that joke again.
lineofsight
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Good point about attire and contempt. You are in Court and there are standards of conduct - both relating to attire and responding truthfully. Likely not the first for rodeo for the judge, clerk, lawyers... You do have a chance to speak with the judge though and tell them what you want.
Will hear your name, you come to the front & say "here". You move to the front of the court and this is your chance to ask the Sheriff to speak with the judge (the more respectful, the more likely you will have positive result, your attire & demeanour factor into how respectful the judge perceives you).
Once all panellists identified you will be called up individually, there is no discussion and either hear "content" (sworn/affirmed then go to jury box), "challenge" (sit back down, could be jury in another case), or "stand aside" (wait till selection is complete, could come back to you).
Received a summons twice, agree that seem to know the worst times, but both times just a matter of returning the summons as was ineligible (disappointed as would have been an interesting experience to learn how the other jurors reason through the issues and apply their knowledge and experience to the process - then write a book about it and retire).
Suka
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I'm sorry, but when I read the title I had the best laugh I've had for a month! Thanks.
If it makes you feel any better my money'd be worrying about Next htg season. Lawyers wouldn't want things to go at a reasonable clip, they might not get paid 30 times what they should be for the effort.
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Pray to your dear god that you are judging a gun nut charged with boinky boinky charges and you are the only one in the whole court to know the gun laws. Same as you don't want to be judged by a knitting in court nanny or a coparenting your kid's teacher. Next time please go, you might be the only one - Biggs
Lineofsight, you bring up some good points. I never saw anyone ask to approach the judge, but it does seem reasonable.
It was mentioned about being the only one to defend a shooter. I was on a trial where a man was charged with a serious offence against a girl. The vast majority wanted to convict him, but after hearing all the evidence and judging the people invloved, I was firmly against conviction. I was the only one strongly against conviction to start with, and had I been quiet he would have quickly been convicted. One juror said if we didn't hurry up, we would not get home that day. My reply was then we continue tomorrow. They gradually changed, until the man walked free! One thing we all agreed on was that the poor guy had an extremely poor lawyer, and that figured in our reasoning to not convict!
What is scary is so many jurors taking a couldn't-care-less attitude about the guy sitting there with a serious charge against him. In the case I mentioned, some wanted to just convict him, so we could go home!
But I fought on, gradually gaining help and later, even some of the jurors who wanted to convict him, agreed they thought he really was not guilty.
Being a juror is a serious event.
It was mentioned about being the only one to defend a shooter. I was on a trial where a man was charged with a serious offence against a girl. The vast majority wanted to convict him, but after hearing all the evidence and judging the people invloved, I was firmly against conviction. I was the only one strongly against conviction to start with, and had I been quiet he would have quickly been convicted. One juror said if we didn't hurry up, we would not get home that day. My reply was then we continue tomorrow. They gradually changed, until the man walked free! One thing we all agreed on was that the poor guy had an extremely poor lawyer, and that figured in our reasoning to not convict!
What is scary is so many jurors taking a couldn't-care-less attitude about the guy sitting there with a serious charge against him. In the case I mentioned, some wanted to just convict him, so we could go home!
But I fought on, gradually gaining help and later, even some of the jurors who wanted to convict him, agreed they thought he really was not guilty.
Being a juror is a serious event.
Henry Fonda is that you ?
Interestingly enough i am in a police studies degree program at school , and in one of my courses we watched the film 12 angry men , which as a 19 y/o male was hugely interesting to me to see a film that was so well written and acted that it could be riveting even though there was only dialogue and not a single explosion.
