Jury Duty - Finally Over

Mon Mar 01, 2004 5:05 pm by Indy11

I am called to do my civic duty and make myself available this week as a potential juror in NY State Supreme Court, Criminal Part.

I've been rejected on one trial already. It was a cocaine drugs bust, criminal possession with intent to deal. As soon as the defense attorney saw me I could tell he was going to get me bounced.

Unfortunately, I have to go through this for two more days before my life is brought back to normal.

I hate doing this (crashing bore and I've never ended up serving in a jury) but I believe in the system so I usually answer my summonses unless I have a conflict that prompts me to seek a postponement.

Edited by - Indy11 on 3/2/2004 1:20:42 PM

Edited by - Indy11 on 3/3/2004 6:42:51 PM

Mon Mar 01, 2004 5:17 pm by H.Q. Victor

It's hard to appreciate those on a jury until you are on the other side of the table. Most juries are fair and honorable. My experience with a jury was an auto accident. Was sued for $46,000. The jury awarded him $2,750. The saw the truth and responded. I am grateful to those on that jury. To date, never have been called yet.

Finalday

Habaq Mot / Aspazomai Thanatos / Capere Obitus... /Keith Green\ (1953-1983)

Mon Mar 01, 2004 6:12 pm by mustang

I got called up when I was about 19, I found the whole process quite interesting and of course since I was so young and impressionable the lawyers never contested me when I got the call. I only got on two cases though, one where a masseuse felt up one of his patients and a drugs bust (weed and speed) that they called a miss-trail due to them trying two people at once that should have been in seperate trials.

Pretty crap cases, but it did give me a first hand look into the whole legal system and I got out of work for a whole week at full pay!

Mon Mar 01, 2004 7:29 pm by Esquilax

"Judge Indy"? That's a scary thought

. I was actually called up twice, but I fought it on the grounds that I was a full-time student. I can't use that excuse next time

...

Tue Mar 02, 2004 12:40 am by Tawakalna

I have the following advice for M'Lud; everyone's guilty. Hang 'em high, Lord Chief Justice Indy!

Tue Mar 02, 2004 1:32 am by [steel]

did jury duty once cost a load of time then the wee s%$& pled guilty at the last minute having wasted everyones time and god knows how much taxpayers money
id have cheerfully hung the wee ned myself

Tue Mar 02, 2004 1:50 am by Arania

Im reminded of a line from the simpsons:
'OHHHHH, JURY DUTY??? ILL SE THAT QUIMBY KID HANG FOR THIS!!'
'ohhhhh'
'I knew it was a bad idea to watch dad open the mail'

Anyway, wats the case? murder?, assault?, kidnapping?

hope you fill us in!

Tue Mar 02, 2004 3:29 am by Chips

He aint allowed to fill you in methinks? Jurors are not supposed to discuss trial details with others, as their impartialitly to only look at the evidence presented may be tainted, thereby giving a biased and unjust verdict upon the party involved...............however, they are all guilty.......time to keel haul them on the HMS Ark Royal

...........if they live they go free

Edited by - Chips on 3/2/2004 3:29:00 AM

Tue Mar 02, 2004 5:14 am by bom

I'm with Taw; String 'em up!

Tue Mar 02, 2004 8:56 am by Heltak

I'm with Chips, use Britains ageing and crap Navy! The Hood is a good place to keel haul someone

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Tue Mar 02, 2004 8:57 am by Tawakalna

..it's the only language they understand!

Tue Mar 02, 2004 9:38 am by H.Q. Victor

The only problem of that method of testing guiltg or innocence, was that the innocenct could die as well. Judgeing guilt aside from direct witnesses, is difficult and not fool proof. Example, in the US, beople convicted on rape charges based on cercumstation evidence, were later exzonerated by DNA testing that showed the true guilty party.

Finalday

Habaq Mot / Aspazomai Thanatos / Capere Obitus... /Keith Green\ (1953-1983)

Tue Mar 02, 2004 10:07 am by Tawakalna

c'mon FD we're just messin' about

Tue Mar 02, 2004 10:39 am by Krazy Scout

he done it! guilty! red handed! book em! send his @$$ up the river!

Tue Mar 02, 2004 12:45 pm by Arcon

i can never get my head around the yank death penalty, i thought civilised countries didnt do that anymore, but then coming from the country where its your right to HAVE A FREAKING GUN and where a nipple on tv for a second is the most important news item of the year, maybe its pretty freaking obvious.

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