For the first time.
This will be fun. I hope.
I got called for jury duty
For the first time.
This will be fun. I hope.
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Student deferment
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I will have graduated by then. I graduate in May, (actually in like 2 weeks) and Im called to go in mid-June.Originally Posted by Strike For The South
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Beer money.
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It is an interesting experience, but a bit sobering knowing you have someone's future riding on your decision. One of the things that struck me was how incompetent some of the lawyers were - obvious questions that were never asked. And how petty they could be.
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Indeed. The only time I served was my last quarter of college. I was part-time, so I could afford the week the case took (and the $25 a day was nice, I was broke at this point). The courtroom antics of the lawyers were transparent, it seemed to me that they relied too much on emotions, not enough on facts. Still, something you should do at least (and hopefully at most) once.
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"Why do you hate the extremely limited Spartan version of freedom?" - Lemur
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Chances are you won't get called. I got summoned last year and I wasn't. If you are, just stay calm, listen dispassionately, and keep your eyes on the prize - the compensation!
That, and watch 12 Angry Men the night before.
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Watch Runaway Jury and think of the ways you are being silently manipulated.
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Jury nullification; know what it means and when to apply it.
If you want to get out of jury duty, mention it while being interviewed pre-trial.
If you want a chance to apply justice, keep it to yourself until you're deliberating.
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I thought of this straight away! Goodluck mate!
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I found my time on a jury one of the most interesting things I've ever done. No high profile cases or anything, but seeing the (UK) justice system at work from the inside was fascinating and even made me regret not having gone for a career in law. I was very impressed with the judge and the defence lawyer; the prosecuting one, not so much. I was also a little surprised that I struggled to keep up with the case - the strict "question and answer" style meant you were not given a straightforward account of the prosecution or defence case, but had to infer it as you went along from a mass of minutae. Nonetheless, I emerged with much more faith in the (British) legal system than I had before.
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It's a good experience and a civic duty. I've been called several times, but never selected to serve on a jury.
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I have been told that reading John Grisham novels makes me more eligible to serve on a jury. Is that true?
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You mean "the promise of" beer money.
I got pulled in as a witness once in a man-trips-in-store-and-breaks-arm-and-wants-$50K lawsuit, and was supposed to get $35 to cover my costs. I think Hoffa got the check 'cause I never saw nudding.
Then again, the guy who tripped ended up getting the same as me.
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I think your job may have something to do with it.
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"Why do you hate the extremely limited Spartan version of freedom?" - Lemur
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Yeah, he'd make the defendants uncomfortable.
I've been on jurys for robbery, armed robbery (with sawed off shotgun) and homicide by vehicle. I must have an honest face (
I don't know why people like Hosa are even called to jury duty as they are immediately ruled out due to their job. The one week I was summoned (we actually had to go to the courthouse every day rather than call in to see if we are needed) there was a guy who worked in the courthouse cafeteria and knew all the lawyers and judges. In every panel, he was the first one back to the waiting room. By the end of the week it was hysterical.
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It remains an odd system imho, would make much more sense to give the jury a say in the degree of punishment and leave the guilt-question to the judge. Sorry if unfrontroomish
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