Jury Duty
The title gave it away! They found me again. I have to go in July 19th for Victorville jury duty. I am most assuredly positive I won’t make millions like the jurors on the Simpson trial did with their book. But I am sure I will get some new stories to tell. The courts are fodder for American entertainment. One blog I found based in Florida is just about jury selection and the process. It should be interesting, and maybe I’ll get a few blogs from it. I probably won’t use it, but I did find a WIKI-HOW on how to get out of serving jury duty. Ironically enough, I want a page on how to get ON jury duty. I’ve never made it on after 5 or 6 times being called. I think the experience would be amazing. Anybody have some good jury tales? Share em here.
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pia
wrote,
I was on Grand Jury two years ago. In NY it’s a month, and you can’t get out of it, nor do they ask any questions. If you’re selected, you go
We were supposed to be the special murder grand jury which was kind of exciting. Know the expression a Grand Jury would indict a ham sandwich? Not mine. One Juror was a police oversight attorney. He tried indicting every policeman. Murder’s were taken away from us
The average Grand Jury has 50 cases. We heard 15. One day, I was so frustrated, I screamed in my very non screaming non NY voice “my cousin was the policeman who broke the blue wall of silence in the Louima case” famous police brutality case. I have no idea why I screamed that, but it did humble him—and my cousin loved the story
Link | July 2nd, 2007 at 1:14 pm
Damien Riley
wrote,
Thanks for that pia. I think being on a jury, given the free time and resources to be comfortable, would be an amazing experience. Grand jury sounds pretty taxing! Since I’m a teacher off for the summer, I have the time so maybe they’ll pick me! We’ll just have to see.
Link | July 2nd, 2007 at 5:13 pm
Rosemarie
wrote,
My mom was on a jury for months. It was interesting, but a hardship towards the end. You aren’t allowed to discuss the case amongst yourselves so you end up talking about anything but. Maybe you’ll meet another great dad there! I hope if you’re picked it’s a positive experience. I can’t do it! I was questioned for a long time and was straight up about how my emotions could get the best of me. “If a plaintiff is wheeled in here and bandaged up…you can forget about it.” They excused me!
Link | July 2nd, 2007 at 11:35 pm
Damien Riley
wrote,
Ha! That’s a good one. We’ll see what happens. I’m 50/50%
Link | July 3rd, 2007 at 9:29 am
Denise
wrote,
I was on jury duty ion NYC about 15 years ago. We were not sequestered and I could go back to my apt every night, but I couldn’t talk about the case at all. An hour after we delivered our verdict, I got on a bus to visit my boyfriend. I was bursting with the case info. The girl sitting net to me ended up being some sort of exchange law student from Sweden and she was starving for information on the American judicial system. I couldn’t wait to spill and she hung on every word. It was kismet. (Probably not for the other passengers though).
Link | January 5th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Damien Riley
wrote,
@Denise: I didn’t get on the time I wrote about. I hope to one day. I think it would be awesome. Thanks for your comment.
Link | January 5th, 2009 at 11:35 pm