tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60815821224549096702012-02-16T03:26:14.495-08:00An anonymous adventure in Jury DutyJuror Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05335879935568501230noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081582122454909670.post-50916912399493522382008-11-12T21:36:00.000-08:002008-11-12T21:49:43.429-08:00

I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to update this again – I was emotionally exhausted by the time it ended and I really need a little time to recover. I didn’t want to think about it for a while, let alone write about it.On with the story –The case, as it turns out, was about child molestation.Voir Dire went on for almost a week. Each potential juror was asked a number of questions. They wanted to

Juror Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05335879935568501230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081582122454909670.post-85926193770307952782008-11-04T15:10:00.001-08:002008-11-04T15:10:32.982-08:00

It's over and I can finally talk about it. More updates to follow very soon.

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(Photo Credit: Flickr User Tidewater Muse)About 10 or 15 minutes after the video, Microphone Man called the first group of jurors to a courtroom. Mine was the 3rd or 4th name read and I went down the hall toward courtroom 222. As walked inside, I noticed that all the parties were standing for the jury as they filed in. I always wonder why they stand for the jury. Is it out of some kind of

Juror Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05335879935568501230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081582122454909670.post-38411661592369008692008-10-22T18:17:00.000-07:002008-10-22T19:14:19.329-07:00

(Photo Credit: Flickr User Black_Glen)I don’t know his official title, but the guy managing the jury room was just about the most annoying person I have had to listen to in a very long time. He got on the microphone and this guy just LOVED to hear himself talk. This is the guy who had dreams of being on a stage entertaining audiences, but he ended up a jury room clerk instead. So he takes it

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As I traveled down to the Superior Courthouse that morning, I felt certain that even if by chance I made it into the jury box for voir dire, I would not be selected. Wouldn’t they want someone who had not already sat on a jury, let alone two juries? I was confident that one of the sides would excuse me due to my prior service. I was also kind of hoping that I’d get there, wait around for a while

Juror Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05335879935568501230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081582122454909670.post-73628878120148858742008-10-20T14:26:00.000-07:002008-10-20T14:59:54.709-07:00

I was a bit surprised when the notice for Jury Duty came in the mail. What were the odds that I would be called again so soon? I had just sat on a short criminal trial 14 months previously. (image credit: flikr user plemeljr) It's not that I actually mind jury duty all that much – I’m one of those lucky people whose employer pays for jury duty no matter how long it takes - but I was slightly

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(image credit: flikr user darrenjyslvester)I was recently chosen to sit on a criminal jury. It’s going to be a tough case to hear. I have sat on two trials in the past and I thought maybe I would write about it this time. I want to stress in the beginning that I do not think I’m a great writer or anything, so the grammar police can just stuff it.I started writing this the day I was picked to be

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