Jury Duty
Well it seems like i have been called again. I am 51 and this is the second time i have been called.
The first time they kicked me off the panel.
2 black men rapped and killed a white woman and i was for the death penalty so they dismissed me.[V]
The first time they kicked me off the panel.
2 black men rapped and killed a white woman and i was for the death penalty so they dismissed me.[V]
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Kid at school just missed two days of Class and he was behind before that.
I was just on jury Duty and they let students off all you have to do is say you are a student.
What was funny was one of the guys who is a Mexican was saying how his Dad gets out of it. He just claims he is an illegal. And they let him go every time. His dad was born here.0 -
Got a notice the same time last year.[:(!] 0 -
Received my notice yesterday that I was picked for jury duty for the Federal Court in Des Moines. This could be interesting.
Would be great to sit on jury for someone who is being tried for a firearm violation, such as having a class III weapon or sawed off shotgun. NOT GUILTY![:D]0 -
I didnt want to highjack torosapo's thread....I know an issue with serving jury duty comes down to the pay....some employers will pay you your daily wage while you serve....and some cant/won't....if you were to get your daily wage each day you served as a juror would you be more willing to serve....serious question.....reloader44mag 0 -
I have never been called to jury duty before and now, on Monday, I have to report to a district court for jury duty. No local county stuff for me, I go right up there with the big boys. I probably won't last long though. Two cases I know of that might be coming up are, one, a gun dealer's case. He was arrested by the ATF on firearms charges. I used to buy stuff at his pawn shop. Two, a case about the ten commandments in a local high school. I'm a church member. They'll probably think I'm prejudiced(I am). Any of you serve on juries? By the way, I've beeb told if I want off in a hurry all I have to do is wear a NRA tee shirt to the courthouse.
Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.0 -
So far this jury duty thing is a piece of cake. The first day I had to report for duty was Monday, 20 September. On Friday 17 September that was cancelled and my next date to report was Thursday, 30 September. Today they cancelled that and my next report date is 19 October.
If this keeps up, and if this counts against my two month tour of jury duty, I could be finished with my jury duty before I have to go to the courthouse. [:D]0 -
[xx(]They misspelled my name on the notice.Can I return it,"No one here by that name"? 2nd time in about a year[:(!] 0 -
Just checked and my number came up. So have to go in tomorrow.
But today I checked the area to see where the designated parking and how to get to the Court house from there.
Found the Area is Covered in the Sleeps Protesters. If it Flat and has grass or Concrete there are protestors. At least Sidewalks are free.
Not sure if I want to go Since you cannot take any weapons with you to the Court house. Its 2 blocks from Parking to the Court House. Eugene is one big joke. Cause there are a lot of these protestors. They even are all around the Federal courthouse too.0 -
My wife is sitting on a jury today hearing a murder case.
The weapon a knife, I don't know if it was registered or bought at a gun show.
Steel is for guns Tupperware is for leftovers
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Starts Tuesday morning. I filled out the form about two months ago, and received the letter last week stating that I had been selected. I really can't afford to do it, but it is my civic duty. I have no idea what sort of case it is. I do trust myself to be fair and take into consideration all the facts and evidence presented, so I guess I'm a good choice. I will also be praying for wisdom and for justice to be served. Never done it before so I really don't know what to expect. 0 -
Here I go again.
Gotta show up for jury duty tomorrow. Seems about every 6 months. Way too often.
There doesn't seem to be enough folks that qualify as jurors available in this county.
What do I have to do, commit a crime?
How about ya? How do you get out of it?0 -
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The daughter had to call in today. She wasn't needed this mourning but ended up having to be there at 1:30 this afternoon. She pulled up to the house while I was unloading groceries. She told me to look at the back of her car. Yep she bounced off some hunkin piece of concrete and scratched up the back of her 2014 Honda pretty good.
Now she says she has to go back tomorrow, lucky her.
I have to go there Wednesday & Thursday. 6th. time I've had to go. $15 a day you get and it costs you $20 to park. I just fricken hate it. If the courthouse wasn't down town I could live with it. They used to have a jury parking lot where the jurors could park for free, but that went away with the Freeway reconstruction. I also took a ride down there on Sunday to show my daughter where to go. I also wanted to check on some street parking that I remember not having meters, well there are meters there now. Just sucks[:(][:(][:(][:(]0 -
Tuesday morning I am off to the Superior Court in Santa Ana for at least two days of "civic duty". I have gotten as far as the first selection for criminal cases, but once the court learns that I am a firearms dealer I am dismissed with a "thank you for your service Mr. Chrisitan, but we won't be needing you" and out I go. You'd think I could at least serve on a civil suit, but I never land on one of these cases and the entire jury duty service is just a huge waste of my time. Has anyone here ever sat on a jury of a serious case...say murder? How long did the trial last and what was your verdict?
Mark T. Christian0 -
Michael Vick's worst nightmare... 0 -
I am on call all this week. Today I didnt have it. 4 days left....I have never been on a jury before. 0 -
I have to go tomorrow, County court, well see how it goes, first time. 0 -
Been called twice and never seated. 0 -
Just think the people on jury duty are the people that weren't smart enough to get out of it. 0 -
sorry to say that if you get called for any trial that involves a gun the first question that they will ask you is "do you know anything about guns", answer 'yes' and you're out of the pool. 0 -
I'll be interested to hear your experience, Sarge. I sat on a jury a couple of years ago for the first time, and it was a bizarre experience to say the least. One was a DUI case, that was clear-cut as day. The police video showed a suspect driving off the road, falling-down drunk, unable to speak a coherent sentence, and even peeing in his pants. Sorry if this sounds sexist, but the women on the jury first let the guy's attorney confuse matters with a load of very clever B.S., then they started feeling sorry for the guy and voted to let him off. That one ended up in a hung jury, with me in the minority voting "guilty." The other case was too squirrely to believe. A kid gave his slick girlfriend money to pay for gas. She goes in the store and does not pay for gas, but comes back with all the money in her pocket & says "Let's Go!" He's not too bright and falls for it, and HE'S the one who gets charged. This same group of women believed this girl, who I saw as a slick criminal taking this poor redneck boy for a ride. The arresting officer was WAY too emotionally involved, and it was blatantly obvious to me that by then he was dating the slick cute chick and making up extra charges just because he wanted to put her ex-boyfriend in the slammer. I left there not too impressed by how the jury system worked. Hope it goes better for you. 0 -
I went about 46yrs and was never called, and often wondered why. Then, after becoming chair bound..along with other complications, they called. I had to opt out. 0 -
Been called several time but never had to serve. Reckon the HD shirt, beard, and my size sort of disqualified me? 0 -
I served on jury duty for the first time ever back in January. Ended up on a rape & kidnapping case.
It took us all of 15 minutes to decide guilty on all counts.
Still haven't heard what the sentence was...0 -
lucky i guess! never been there! 0 -
I was called twice before my twenty-second birthday and was told I didnt have to serve due to school. Man I forgot all about that til this post now I would almost like to just to see how it all works. 0 -
Lucky you Sarge.
I have been to Jury Duty 3 times and was once on a 3 week case.
Very interesting everytimne I have served.0 -
Only trial I ever had to sit on involved two insurance companies. One wanted the other to pay some money back on an accident that happened two years earlier. I loved it when the investigating officer was asked what he remembered when he arrived at the scene. I mean how many accidents had he worked since. He read what was on his accident report. A waste of everyones time...... 0 -
quote:Originally posted by shoff14
Just think the people on jury duty are the people that weren't smart enough to get out of it.
Sorry, but I feel this is the wrong attitude. I feel it is my duty as a citizen to serve. This will be my first time to serve on jury duty. I always kind of wanted to do this, but never imagined doing it on the Federal level. I was told that if you serve on a Federal case, you never have to serve on your local petit juries.0 -
quote:Originally posted by sarge_3ad
quote:Originally posted by shoff14
Just think the people on jury duty are the people that weren't smart enough to get out of it.
Sorry, but I feel this is the wrong attitude. I feel it is my duty as a citizen to serve. This will be my first time to serve on jury duty. I always kind of wanted to do this, but never imagined doing it on the Federal level. I was told that if you serve on a Federal case, you never have to serve on your local petit juries.
+1 I have been a citizen for about 9 years, I am Privileged to be called in.0
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