[DerbyX]

Well today I just received my first ever notice of Jury Duty. Its the first round (for lack of a better word) which consists of a single page basic questionnaire concerning name, age, sex, citizenship, job and "where you convicted of a crime for which you have not been pardoned".

No idea what will happen next but its a little exciting.

[stratos]

No defense lawyer worth spit will ever allow me on a jury. My past jobs will get me kicked out of the jury pool fast. Know to much about law for them to want me sitting there hearing about their client. Also if the case is semi week on the prosicutions side they dont want me either for the smae reason. Most lawyers want the uninformed (when it comes to the law) to be on jurys so they can sway them emotionaly not just with facts.

[stratos]

DerbyX wrote:

Well today I just received my first ever notice of Jury Duty. Its the first round (for lack of a better word) which consists of a single page basic questionnaire concerning name, age, sex, citizenship, job and "where you convicted of a crime for which you have not been pardoned".

No idea what will happen next but its a little exciting.

I've sat in on some trials and have been called as a witness a few times. It is very interesting process to be a part of. Enjoy the experiance and if you do get selected do your best to be objective and listen to both sides befor decideing.

[Strutz]

I've been sent that letter twice so far. Both times I got dismissed from actually serving.

[Chumley]

I'm not interested in being in a jury until they bring back the death penalty.

[andyt]

Chumley wrote:

I'm not interested in being in a jury until they bring back the death penalty.

Hang em all, eh? Would you be willing to pull the switch yourself - and have people know that you did?

[PublicAnimalNo9]

andyt wrote:

Chumley wrote:

I'm not interested in being in a jury until they bring back the death penalty.

Hang em all, eh? Would you be willing to pull the switch yourself - and have people know that you did?

You know those 3 terrorists they nailed in Ontario last month? If we had the death penalty for shit like that, I'd PAY to be the one to throw the switch!!!

[DerbyX]

Ohh, this could be fun. I'll look down from the stands to see PA#9 on trial for possession.

Your Honour?

Yes Juror #5?

Is it death penalty or a sentence of death penalty?

[Guy_Fawkes]

I cant be called, my job keeps me from being selected

[andyt]

PublicAnimalNo9 wrote:

andyt wrote:

Chumley wrote:

I'm not interested in being in a jury until they bring back the death penalty.

Hang em all, eh? Would you be willing to pull the switch yourself - and have people know that you did?

You know those 3 terrorists they nailed in Ontario last month? If we had the death penalty for shit like that, I'd PAY to be the one to throw the switch!!!

Before they even had a trial?

[DerbyX]

Guy_Fawkes wrote:

I cant be called, my job keeps me from being selected

Really? Can you provide full job details and any travels it may have taken you? Feel free to elaborate?

Cheer up. Someday they'll let asylum inmates on the jury.

[BartSimpson]

DerbyX wrote:

Well today I just received my first ever notice of Jury Duty. Its the first round (for lack of a better word) which consists of a single page basic questionnaire concerning name, age, sex, citizenship, job and "where you convicted of a crime for which you have not been pardoned".

No idea what will happen next but its a little exciting.

It's sometimes fun. Enjoy it!

I've been called probably six or seven times over the years, maybe more. I've been empaneled on three juries so far.

The first was actually a Federal case (United States of America v. Richard Plache; James Attarian) and I was on it for 3.5 months in 1989. I ended up the foreman of the jury and brought in guilty verdicts on 115 counts against one of the guys and 110 counts against the other. Took me an hour and a half to do so, too. I didn't know at the time that everyone expected deliberations to take one to two weeks.

The other two cases were drunk driving cases and, again, I was foreman and brought in guilty verdicts. The last case was pretty bad: the defendant was arrested drunk driving and he was driving on a suspended license for a drunk driving conviction he had received that very day.

It's kind of satisfying to do your part to help make the world a safer place.

[ASLplease]

i was called to appear for jury selection, but the request was canceled on me before the data arrived.

[PublicAnimalNo9]

andyt wrote:

PublicAnimalNo9 wrote:

You know those 3 terrorists they nailed in Ontario last month? If we had the death penalty for shit like that, I'd PAY to be the one to throw the switch!!!

Before they even had a trial?

Of course not.

[PublicAnimalNo9]

DerbyX wrote:

Ohh, this could be fun. I'll look down from the stands to see PA#9 on trial for possession.

Your Honour?

Yes Juror #5?

Is it death penalty or a sentence of death penalty?

Quite the comparison between something that keeps me mellow and someone trying to blow us up