Posted on 01/19/2005 5:14:23 AM PST by seacapn
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) -- Defense attorney Leslie Ballin called it the "jury pool from hell."
The group of prospective jurors was summoned to listen to a case of Tennessee trailer park violence.
Right after jury selection began last week, one man got up and left, announcing, "I'm on morphine and I'm higher than a kite."
When the prosecutor asked if anyone had been convicted of a crime, a prospective juror said that he had been arrested and taken to a mental hospital after he almost shot his nephew. He said he was provoked because his nephew just would not come out from under the bed.
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Just the continuation of a very, very long campaign to denigrate Southrons as stupid, low class, unworthies who had the unmitigated gall to challenge the all-knowing, all-powerful, feds. Read BORN FIGHTING by James Webb for a good explanation. There are many other books which are just beginning to tell the truth about the war for southern independence, for example, THE REAL LINCOLN, by DiLorenzo.
ROFLOL!!!
I bet their family trees have no branches...
I could have sworn as I started reading your joke the punchline was going to be ..because she was his sister...
Actually that wasn't a joke. It was in the rest of the article.
This story is too funny!
One of the jurors tried to use the excuse on Monday that she had to go to a funeral on Wednesday, and the judge said if the trial were still going on Wednesday there would be more than one funeral.
What is newsworthy about this piece?
I recently did some jury duty. The jury pool here in Oakland County, MI far surpasses this group.
I was astonsished at what these people had to say. And to think the could be standing next to you.
First, jury duty is slavery.
Second, anyone who is intelligent and productive will tend to have good motivation to duck service.
Third, if Voir Dire challenges were eliminated (except for the things that require a judge to be recused, such as knowing one of the parties) then intelligent and productive people would be willing to show up and actually serve, instead of being kicked off.
Fourth, in civil litigation, the jury should be paid by the litigants according to the jobs they are giving up. Millions for the lawyers, but car fare for the jurors.
"And what are those 'bushy looking' things?"
"Uh...bushes?"
I love My Cousin Vinny!
Welcome to Memphis.
MM
Hubby was called for jury duty last week....he was dismissed from two child molestations trials during questioning of the jury..as soon as my hubby said he was a 1sg for 35years the defense atty dismissed him....sat in the jury pool for 5 days and never seated.
LOL -I can't believe I spelled that wrong. The number of challenges depends on the Judge, type of case, etc...The problem is if each side only gets 5 it's usually enough to knock out the jurors with steady jobs and a cursory education. Hence, the outrageous verdicts.
Bump. I am always mad when I hear people trying to find way to avoid their duty. The system will only work if the people do their part.
That's Awesome!! That totally got me to LOL!
Thanks, I needed that.
Thanks a bunch. I needed it too. Laughed for five minutes after I wrote it.
Well, the defendant WAS from a trailer park and he IS entitled to a jury of his peers, so what the heck is the problem? ;-)
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