Posted on 01/19/2008 10:02:54 AM PST by real saxophonist
It truly is a life-goal of mine to sit on one or more meaningful cases. But I cannot do it now without jeopardizing my career.
In all liklihood, when I attempt to actually get seated, I will have to be FAR more devious and crafty in order NOT to get booted by the lawyers.
That’s the irony of all this.
I wasn’t suggesting you were lying. Since Jurors are gi8ving swqorn testimony, don’t lie is all I’m saying to folks.
BTW, I have Duty coming up March 4.
Any time anyone asks you a question or gives you a direction, simply cup one hand behind your (presumably same) ear and ask, 'Huh?'.
You'll be out of the pool in 10 minutes, won't even have to sit for voir dire.
And I’ve never been called for jury duty!
Harvey?
They might both get dragged in for jury duty!
Sometimes a person lucks out . OJ had a jury of his peers. - tom
Like the jury in OJ's murder trial.
Court Clerk: “Gotcha; you are now in the jury pool!”
Smart, busy Citizen: “Pardon, señor; no sprechen zie Platsenglisher. Mein Gringo Card no es realimente!”
What's to defend? Just say that you voted your conscience. Case closed.
Dedham, Mass June 2. [1921] - Seizure of 200 talesman from the streets and homes of Norfolk County was ordered by the court tonight in order to hasten the work of obtaining a jury to try Niccola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for murder of a paymaster and his guard at South Braintree a year ago. The venire of nearly 500 had been exhausted to find only seven jurors.
When the Sheriff asked for instructions as to how many talesman he should seize, the court invited suggestions from counsel.
Jeremiah J. McAnarney, for the defense, protested that this method of obtraining (sic) talesmen left no opportunity for the defense to inform itself on prospective jurors, but the court held that it was as fair for the defense as for the prosecution. District Attorney Katzman urged that talesmen be brought in without delay. The court upheld him, and the defense reserved the right to save exceptions.
The District Attorney said he had twenty-nine peremptory (sic) challenges left and estimated a similar number for the defense. He suggested that 125 talesmen be brought in. The Sheriff recommend that he be given until tomorrow morning to get them. The then ordered him to seize 200 and report with them at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
From the NYT of June 3, 1921
Pretending to be hard-of-hearing or deaf might not work. I was empaneled eight years ago in St. Paul, MN on a civil case (despite being engineer/scientist). One of the jurors was profoundly and congenitally deaf. There were two sign language interpreters while we were in the jury room, and three during time in the courtroom.
N.B. I had always wanted to be a juror and still do; my personal crusade to bring reason to the process.
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