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any OTers have interesting jury duty stories?
Posted on 10/25/19 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 10/25/19 at 1:19 pm
I just finished sitting for a weeklong criminal trial. First time I've ever been picked for a panel. Every other time I was dismissed before voir dire.
A retired cop was accused of impersonating a police officer & false imprisonment. It felt like a bad law school mock trial. It took us about 30 seconds of deliberation to acquit him.
A retired cop was accused of impersonating a police officer & false imprisonment. It felt like a bad law school mock trial. It took us about 30 seconds of deliberation to acquit him.
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Posted on 10/25/19 at 1:20 pm to gizmoflak
I sentenced to death a guy I knew was innocent because he was a Bama fan. I feel pretty good about it I guess.
Posted on 10/25/19 at 1:21 pm to gizmoflak
One time I sat there for 7 hours then they told me the case was settled so I got to go home. Not a bad day.
Posted on 10/25/19 at 1:21 pm to gizmoflak
I sat in a room for three hours.
My case didn't go to trial.
They gave me a check for $11.
My case didn't go to trial.
They gave me a check for $11.
Posted on 10/25/19 at 1:22 pm to gizmoflak
I sentenced an SEC official to community service on the 3rd floor of Middleton before.
Posted on 10/25/19 at 1:22 pm to TDsngumbo
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I sentenced an SEC official to community service on the 3rd floor of Middleton before.
Posted on 10/25/19 at 1:23 pm to gizmoflak
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A retired cop was accused of impersonating a police officer & false imprisonment. It felt like a bad law school mock trial. It took us about 30 seconds of deliberation to acquit him
Where did it happen?
Posted on 10/25/19 at 1:23 pm to gizmoflak
Nothing interesting but have been selected twice and was foreman both times; 1 acquit and 1 guilty. The acquittal should have never gone to trial; the main witness was not very reliable.
The guilty verdict guy skipped bail the night before we deliberated. The state offered him 4 yrs in jail with 5 yrs probation in a plea deal and he turned it down.....the guilt verdict GUARANTEED a minimum of 20 yrs.
The guilty verdict guy skipped bail the night before we deliberated. The state offered him 4 yrs in jail with 5 yrs probation in a plea deal and he turned it down.....the guilt verdict GUARANTEED a minimum of 20 yrs.
Posted on 10/25/19 at 1:23 pm to gizmoflak
Never been called.
Posted on 10/25/19 at 1:24 pm to gizmoflak
I do, but from the other side of it. Not allowed to say. But it would make you mad. Ok, one thing....while yall are sitting in those little rooms for hours on end, we're drinking coffee, eating donuts or pizza, and shooting the shite. I kid. Sorta.
Posted on 10/25/19 at 1:24 pm to gizmoflak
I sat on medical malpractice jury several years ago. I was the last juror picked, since the judge was aware that I am a lawyer.
Plaintiff's expert testified that he believed the doctor exceeded the standard of care. I slammed by note book shut and tossed it beneath my chair.
When the witness left the stand, the doctor's attorney moved for directed verdict, which was granted.
The people on the jury were pissed bc they wanted to stick it to the man.
Plaintiff's expert testified that he believed the doctor exceeded the standard of care. I slammed by note book shut and tossed it beneath my chair.
When the witness left the stand, the doctor's attorney moved for directed verdict, which was granted.
The people on the jury were pissed bc they wanted to stick it to the man.
This post was edited on 10/25/19 at 1:26 pm
Posted on 10/25/19 at 1:26 pm to gizmoflak
My wife recently served on a jury on Orleans.
Only one to vote guilty. She said the rest of the people were about as ghetto as you can possibly get and several, including the extremely ignorant foreperson, said they "didn't care about no evidence, they was votin not guilty"
Wife said they had fingerprints, testimony, were guilty beyond any doubt. The foreperson tried to find out my wife's name and address repeatedly because she was mad my wife would vote guilty against black men because that weren't her place.
Needless to say it was a frustrating experience. She came home almost crying about the process.
Orleans Parish ladies and germs.
To be fair, I also served on an Orleans Parish jury, was the foreman, and we voted unanimously guilty within 2 hours.
Only one to vote guilty. She said the rest of the people were about as ghetto as you can possibly get and several, including the extremely ignorant foreperson, said they "didn't care about no evidence, they was votin not guilty"
Wife said they had fingerprints, testimony, were guilty beyond any doubt. The foreperson tried to find out my wife's name and address repeatedly because she was mad my wife would vote guilty against black men because that weren't her place.
Needless to say it was a frustrating experience. She came home almost crying about the process.
Orleans Parish ladies and germs.
To be fair, I also served on an Orleans Parish jury, was the foreman, and we voted unanimously guilty within 2 hours.
Posted on 10/25/19 at 1:26 pm to gizmoflak
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any OTers have interesting jury duty stories?
i was on a jury that convicted a homeless man of 2nd degree murder for stabbing another homeless man for stealing his bike
Posted on 10/25/19 at 1:27 pm to gizmoflak
Was on jury for a rape case.
They showed graphic pictures during opening statements.
I fainted and pissed myself in the box.
Got to go home.
They showed graphic pictures during opening statements.
I fainted and pissed myself in the box.
Got to go home.
This post was edited on 10/25/19 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 10/25/19 at 1:27 pm to gizmoflak
The 2 or 3 times I got it, I had to call the night before to see if there was going to still be a trial and each time they had reached a plea.
Posted on 10/25/19 at 1:27 pm to WPBTiger
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Where did it happen?
Little Havana
Posted on 10/25/19 at 1:28 pm to gizmoflak
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any OTers have interesting jury duty stories?
I was a member of the Federal jury in NOLA that found Jim Garrison guilty of income tax fraud. December 1971.
Posted on 10/25/19 at 1:28 pm to OweO
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The 2 or 3 times I got it, I had to call the night before to see if there was going to still be a trial and each time they had reached a plea.
They just didn’t want you there since their ramp was under construction. Avoided the lawsuit and replaced your arse.
Posted on 10/25/19 at 1:29 pm to gizmoflak
I was picked for Lee Harvey Oswald's trial but he never made it to court.
Posted on 10/25/19 at 1:29 pm to Lazy But Talented
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They showed graphic pictures during opening statements
They are also required to show each individual item of child pornography involved in a case. Sometimes 3, sometimes 300. Try to get off those if possible. Throw up and faint, like u said.
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