Posted on 03/22/2012 5:40:43 AM PDT by nuconvert
The lesson: if you’ve found a creative way to avoid jury duty, keep it to yourself.
The Denver District Attorney has charged a 54-year-old woman with two felonies for allegedly acting mentally unstable in order to avoid jury duty after she shared her story on talk radio.
Susan Cole faces charges of first degree perjury and attempting to influence a public servant.
According to the arrest affidavit, an investigator with the DA’s Office was listening to the “Dave Logan Show” on 850 KOA radio on Oct. 11, 2011 when the hosts were taking calls on the topic of avoiding jury duty.
“One of the show’s callers related an elaborate story of how she deliberately dressed in a disheveled and uncoordinated fashion with the intent of appearing mentally unstable,” the affidavit states. “The caller then indicated that her appearance had the desired effect as it drew stares from fellow jurors and she was ultimately excused by the judge in the courtroom.”
I don’t know why people go to such lengths to avoid jury duty. I was on one once and it was an amazing eye opener for me. I learned that the general population is full of morons.
I would be on one every year if I had the chance.
“let’s call the Logan show and tell the world how stupid we are...” “Hold my beer”
I would serve if I could even though my age excuses me. You know, you get to a certain age you can’t see, can’t hear and worst of all, you can’t hold your water.
The last time I was called I refused to go though the unconstitutional search by the powdered doughnut engorged Erie County NY Sheriffs. He told me that they had been doing this for years and I told him they have been violating the 4th Amendment for years. [I am sure some moron will tell me there is no right to not be searched]
After much back and forth, one of the rather rotund public SERVANTS said that “I should do what he does and that is just throw the jury summons away”. I told him, “that is the difference between you and me, I obey the law and you violate it with impunity”. He gave up and let me pass without the search.
You get people who WANT to be on Cases, because they want to make a Social Statement in voting for mega-Millions against "big corporations" in Civil Case litigation-Lotto, OR, you get the OJ-Jury types, who won't convict one of "Holder's People", because "whites don't understand what it's like to be black....."
The Jury system (and the Legal Parasites called Lawyers) have destroyed any semblance of Justice, let alone Judges who are Liberal Activists (and FORMER Lawyers) themselves.
I think they should change the jury system- they spend millions on this idiotic procedute- just let people apply and pay them a salary like a job.
They would be vetted by a panel of prosecutors and defence attornies just to make sure they are not drooling idiots, and then whenever there is a trial they get selected AT RANDOM and that’s the jury you get.
It could also be a volunteer (for pro bono work) for existing attorneys
There are many sane methods better then how we do it now.
No more of these weeks of ‘picking’ juries
Now her defense can be idiocy.
I just say that my uncle is a Police Chief and my home and cars have been broken into. All is true and all works. (=
I served four times over a 20 year span; got to be foreman twice. It was interesting.
Now, how would YOU feel about is being tried by 12 people who weren’t smart enough to get out of jury duty?
;^)
If you want to get out of serving on a jury, just mention “jury nullification” when you show up!!
I’m thinking a little fox urine on the shoes would be effective.
I have been called twelve times. I don’t think I need to do any more of my duty to the state in this regard anymore. The last two time I was called I printed out copies of the FIJA brochure (FIJA.org) and tucked them in my shirt pocket with the letters “FIJA” (fully informed jury association) prominently visible.
I avoided being empaneled and went home.
Sometimes violating the law is no crime. Sometimes the law is the crime.
I was called in for Jury Duty recently. They had a long line of people that had an 'excuse' (and from the way they talked, it must have been about 'mental instability') and had to talk to the Jury Commissioner to be excused.
NOW. Most of the people in there received the Summons for Jury Duty based on the fact they had recently VOTED.
They cannot perform JURY DUTY, hut they can VOTE.
It would be hard for them to charge me with perjury. I was dismissed last time because I told the judge I believed in the 2nd Amendment.
ML/NJ
I wonder how they knew it was her?
This was the first time I made it to voir dire (never got out of the jury holding room before - not because I looked funny or anything, the panels that go to the courtroom are selected randomly by juror number). I thought I would get struck on voir dire because I'm a lawyer . . . who wants another judge in the jury room? But they took me, much to my complete astonishment. What it did mean is that the jury got a written copy of the important charges, even though the judge didn't send them out in writing. I knew which ones would be key, and I can take notes fast in my own nutty shorthand (a mix of abbreviations, Gregg symbols, and German or Latin depending on which words are shorter).
I disagree that the population is full of morons. We had a good jury - from all walks of life from student to retired and working people both professional and trades - some were obviously sharper than others, some better educated, but everybody gave it a good honest try, discussed the issues thoroughly, and came to a decision. I think it was the right one. I would have been happy to have that jury try any case I was presenting. Maybe Cobb County just has a higher class of juror? I don't know.
In the 'debriefing' that lawyers try to have afterwards, I did ask the lawyers what in the world they were thinking to take me on a jury. They said (1) they thought from my answers to their questions that I would be fair and follow the law; and (2) they had other folks they needed to get rid of worse than me!
yeah, it is so much easier to be dismissed from duty. mentioning “The jury has the right to judge both the law
as well as the fact in controversy.” - John Jay, (1745-1829) first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Source: Georgia v. Brailsford, 1794
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