Author Topic: Jury Duty (Read 37916 times)

Poster formerly known as jthutch · « **Reply #25 on:** January 27, 2011, 08:23:51 AM »

I was on Jury duty for the month of December but never responded to the letter (wife put it in a drawer and I forgot about it). Am I going to get into trouble? I served on a jury several years ago and deported a guy for drug charges. It was fun. I liked arguing with all the other jury members on semantics.

Brock Landers · « **Reply #26 on:** January 27, 2011, 08:51:52 AM »

Very disappointed, thought this was a thread about one of Pauly Shore's finest movies. Behind Son In Law and Bio-Dome of course.

I have only been summoned for jury duty once. I called the phone number the night before the selection process was supposed to start and a recording told me the case had been dismissed out of court.

hemmy · « **Reply #27 on:** January 27, 2011, 09:04:59 AM »

Quote from: Poster formerly known as jthutch on January 27, 2011, 08:23:51 AM

I was on Jury duty for the month of December but never responded to the letter (wife put it in a drawer and I forgot about it). Am I going to get into trouble? I served on a jury several years ago and deported a guy for drug charges. It was fun. I liked arguing with all the other jury members on semantics.

No, they don't give a crap.

CNS · « **Reply #28 on:** January 27, 2011, 09:14:57 AM »

I got a call about a year ago from some federal pre-screening service that kept me on the phone for 30min with questions about Westar and David Witig(SP). I normally hang up on people very quickly when they have any questions, but after hearing what it was about, I was

that I would get picked.

Trim · « **Reply #29 on:** January 27, 2011, 09:21:13 AM »

Quote from: GagaCat on January 27, 2011, 07:58:35 AM

Any good jury picking stories?

Remind me to tell you some at a pak or as you're at my house fixing whatever needs to be fixed on my router/ps3 to be able to play you in NBA Jam.

KSUTOMMY · « **Reply #30 on:** January 28, 2011, 05:36:49 AM »

Never been asked to be on a jury of my peers yet. Would LOVE to do it, just for the experience. I figure of I didn't want to be on a jury, I'd just insinuate that I was racist or something, something impossible to disprove.

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #31 on:** January 31, 2011, 11:25:35 AM »

A good stack of juror questionaires and Facebook can be a good tool in picking a jury.

Saulbadguy · « **Reply #32 on:** January 31, 2011, 11:28:48 AM »

Quote from: KSUTOMMY on January 28, 2011, 05:36:49 AM

I figure of I didn't want to be on a jury, I'd just insinuate that I was racist or something, something impossible to disprove.

Can you get held in contempt of court for that?

CNS · « **Reply #33 on:** January 31, 2011, 11:52:05 AM »

Quote from: Limestone on January 31, 2011, 11:25:35 AM

A good stack of juror questionaires and Facebook can be a good tool in picking a jury.

Hadn't thought of that. I bet Facebook is very revealing in getting to know your prospective jurors.

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #34 on:** January 31, 2011, 01:24:20 PM »

Quote from: CNS Casey on January 31, 2011, 11:52:05 AM

Quote from: Limestone on January 31, 2011, 11:25:35 AM
A good stack of juror questionaires and Facebook can be a good tool in picking a jury.

Hadn't thought of that. I bet Facebook is very revealing in getting to know your prospective jurors.

BUT IS IT ETHICAL TO FRIEND REQUEST THEM TO SEE THEIR WALL AND/OR PHOTOS!?

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #35 on:** January 31, 2011, 01:42:05 PM »

Quote from: Limestone on January 31, 2011, 01:24:20 PM

Quote from: CNS Casey on January 31, 2011, 11:52:05 AM
Quote from: Limestone on January 31, 2011, 11:25:35 AM
A good stack of juror questionaires and Facebook can be a good tool in picking a jury.

Hadn't thought of that. I bet Facebook is very revealing in getting to know your prospective jurors.

BUT IS IT ETHICAL TO FRIEND REQUEST THEM TO SEE THEIR WALL AND/OR PHOTOS!?

yes

EMAWesome · « **Reply #36 on:** April 10, 2014, 05:51:09 PM »

I've been on jury duty all week...didn't make an attempt to 'get out of it' but it would have been pretty easy. We started deliberations this afternoon...couldn't reach a verdict, we will pick up deliberations again in the AM...it is an interesting case, with a lot of unusual circumstances, but I'm having trouble talking the morons that don't see things my way off of their posistion...so the deliberations are frustrating as hell...will discuss when legally allowed at end of trial

Spracne · « **Reply #37 on:** April 10, 2014, 06:32:41 PM »

Wow, kinda sounds like the opposite of emawesome

Phil Titola · « **Reply #38 on:** April 10, 2014, 06:37:53 PM »

2 weeks on some age discrimination suit....had told the judge I had flight plans on the Thursday....trial ends on Thursday. She let me go as the alternate even though I wasn't. I was super happy although kind of let down I didn't get to decide anything after 2 boring weeks of testimony.

j rake · « **Reply #39 on:** April 10, 2014, 10:45:47 PM »

more than three years later, i still haven't gotten the chance to serve on a jury.

DQ12 · « **Reply #40 on:** April 11, 2014, 01:08:29 AM »

omg i just studied jury stuff today what are the odds?!

if anyone has any questions go ahead and ask me.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #41 on:** April 11, 2014, 02:14:48 AM »

I would love to be on a jury. My dream job is to be a judge, but I'm kinda stupid so Oh well

puniraptor · « **Reply #42 on:** April 11, 2014, 08:16:20 AM »

I got a jury summons for US district court.

apparently I have to call a hotline every friday evening in May to learn if I need to report the following week or not.

EllRobersonisInnocent · « **Reply #43 on:** April 11, 2014, 08:21:31 AM »

Quote from: puniraptor on April 11, 2014, 08:16:20 AM

I got a jury summons for US district court.

apparently I have to call a hotline every friday evening in May to learn if I need to report the following week or not.

This is ridiculous. eff them, if they need you they should contact you.

puniraptor · « **Reply #44 on:** April 11, 2014, 08:24:21 AM »

Quote from: EllRobersonisInnocent on April 11, 2014, 08:21:31 AM

Quote from: puniraptor on April 11, 2014, 08:16:20 AM
I got a jury summons for US district court.

apparently I have to call a hotline every friday evening in May to learn if I need to report the following week or not.

This is ridiculous. eff them, if they need you they should contact you.

thats what I said!

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #45 on:** April 11, 2014, 08:29:22 AM »

It's Emo family tradition that you just say "I could never convict a man of a crime I didn't see him commit myself."

puniraptor · « **Reply #46 on:** April 11, 2014, 08:31:03 AM »

I actually want to serve on a jury. gE'ing has got to be good practice for deliberating?

Boom Roasted · « **Reply #47 on:** April 11, 2014, 08:33:48 AM »

Mom was on a sequestered capital murder trial like 15 years ago. Pretty crazy stuff once she got back but we couldnt talk to her for two weeks except for monitored phone calls. Also they screened everything she watched and read. Would be tough these days with smart phones. I guess they would just take them from you or something? Seems shitty for the $25 a day or whatever they pay you. Now if i was still in college, it would be awesome to do a jury deal like that. These days yes I would still get my work paycheck, but man would I fall behind on stuff and have to do some major catch up.

Never been called or received a letter though.

Institutional Control · « **Reply #48 on:** April 11, 2014, 08:39:35 AM »

I just got a summons last week for jury duty on the 28th. First time I've ever gotten a summons. My wife gets picked about once a year. She doesn't try to get out of it, so she's been picked to be on the jury a few times.

mocat · « **Reply #49 on:** April 11, 2014, 08:43:01 AM »

I was a juror for a double murder trial a couple years ago. It was pretty awful. Mother and her unborn child were killed and we had to look at the photos of the bodies from the autopsy, and the prosecution had to prove the fetus died due to the mother receiving two shots to the head.

We took about 10 minutes to find the defendant guilty. He did not even testify in his defense.