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ah, the double edged swordWho on The Hide likes going to serve on Jury and who tries to get out of it all together.?
That's what I thought, until once I asked why they chose me....STEM. I was like WTF...you're supposed to hate me. But, in that case, the defendant needed someone who'd actually LOOK at the evidence (or lack thereof) and give the man a fair trial. That was the DUI case I was on - no, not simple..not when off-duty LE is chasing people around parking lots in personal vehicle.I’ve received 3 summonses to jury duty. All three time it was cancelled when I arrived. The last time they said something like “we don’t schedule jury duty for” whatever day I was summoned for. I’m really not a fan of being jerked around.
Neither prosecution nor defense wants a scientist on a jury anyway…
But I bet the prosecutor was trying to veto you. It’s usually one or the other (or both) that is all like “nope…”That's what I thought, until once I asked why they chose me....STEM. I was like WTF...you're supposed to hate me. But, in that case, the defendant needed someone who'd actually LOOK at the evidence (or lack thereof) and give the man a fair trial. That was the DUI case I was on - no, not simple..not when off-duty LE is chasing people around parking lots in personal vehicle.
here in my county of NC, they don’t want anybody that uses critical thinking and rational thought and understands the theory of logic. they only want people that make decisions with their emotions. i was excused after sitting for 2 days during selection for this reason. during my interview the DA asked how me i felt about something, and i responded with the answer of “ i don’t feel any way about it. i make my decisions with my intellect not emotion”. BAM! excused without cause.I’ve received 3 summonses to jury duty. All three time it was cancelled when I arrived. The last time they said something like “we don’t schedule jury duty for” whatever day I was summoned for. I’m really not a fan of being jerked around.
Neither prosecution nor defense wants a scientist on a jury anyway…
Ive been notified 3 times, had to bow out the first time because of work, the other times I didnt get called up. I'd consider it an honor because, like someone else pointed out, otherwise its a bunch of fudds. Additionally, if it were me on trial, I'd want a fair mind on the jury.I wish I could do it but for family/work life its a huge inconvenience. its the one place where common folks can influence amd establish case law. the more moral conservative constitutional minded people participate the better.
You better hope you are wrong if you go before one.The only people on a jury, are the ones too stupid to get out of it....
I don't do either. I don't like to but I'm not willing to lie to get out of it. I have served twice in my life. At the time my company would let us off with pay so there was no hardship in serving. And yeah, there are some stupid ass people on juries!Who on The Hide likes going to serve on Jury and who tries to get out of it all together.?
used to be a lot of things you could say to avoid being put on a juryLast thing they want on a jury is a retired LEO...
If you want to get out of jury duty just say "I believe that anyone who makes it into a courtroom without a plea deal in this day and age is guilty as hell and is rolling the dice that a jury will let them off."
You'll be out of there faster than you can say "Judge Wapner."
Sirhr
I have seen both sides of this. Sending people with Developmental Disabilities (Mental Retardation or MR for short) to prison, NOT sending real criminals to prison (serial rapists) because their IQ score was one or two points below 70)“Like” to, or “want” to… Until you dodge them so many times, the judge threatens you with a bench warrant if you fail to appear. Worked 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off lots of years ago. Everytime I was summoned, it was right in the middle of my shift, which was remote, could only get there by airplane. I’d call the number or appear at the summons and use work as an excuse to get out of any further duty. Dodged them for 7 years that way. Finally I was summoned for a grand jury, went to the summons to get out of it once more. The judge told me, “You’ve been dodging your civic duty for 7 years. You’re not excused and if you don’t show up, I’m going to issue a bench warrant for your arrest.” Needless to say, I went, and ended up being an extremely informative couple weeks. Grand jury is an interesting place.
That was also when I realized the prosecutors will do everything they can to hang you. Without getting into specifics, one case involved a mentally handicapped adult who caused a certain dollar amount of damage to his assisted living facility. The DA was wanting to charge this dude who is maybe 1/2 there and with it, with a felony and send him to no bullshit prison, on a technicality. I still remember that POS lecturing us on putting our personal feelings and morals aside and to only consider the laws that were broken.
There’s not a person in America that wouldn’t jump at the chance to waste a lawyer’s day, then tell him to fuck off…I'm an attorney. No other attorney in their right mind is going to let me sit on a jury. So I get to lose at a minimum a day's worth of billables and drag my ass down to the courthouse just to wait around to be told to fuck off if they call my number.
I was called years ago told the person in charge. I have a short attention span and I Take a lot of meds. I was never bothered again!Been called multiple & on 3 juries. I don’t have a problem serving.
But to your question, waiting in one jury pool was also a criminal defense attorney who was called, and he started answering questions about jury duty. His summary was there are lots of ways to get off or on along these lines. (I’m reporting here not suggesting).
If you want OFF:
Let it be known when questioned in voir dier
1) you believe in jury nullification
2) the cops wouldn’t have arrested the defendant if he wasn’t guilty
3) The defendant has an honest face and you don’t think he could done the crime
4) you’ve read everything about this trial and KNOW the defendant is (not) guilty
5) Ask if you convict him if you can watch the execution
6) show prejudice to some other aspect of the trial, the system or defendant
7) make political speeches about crime, death penalty, etc
If you want ON the jury, then during voir dire:
1) act disinterested
2) tell them it’s a pain but everyone’s civic duty
3) answer short answers, yes or no when possible
4) Sit up at the front of the pool as they often voir dier front to back (sometimes by juror number, sometimes in mass)
5) tell them your daily routine is set and this would interrupt that. (You’re asking the judge to spite you)
Thats all I remember. I think there was more.
I also remember him saying don’t lie about having to care for X or you have some med condition, as if the judge thinks you’re lying they may check it out and if so you go to jail for contempt.