Well, that explains a lot! 
Posted on 01/18/2005 2:08:23 PM PST by Dog Gone
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - 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.
Another would-be juror said he had had alcohol problems and was arrested for soliciting sex from an undercover officer. "I should have known something was up," he said. "She had all her teeth."
Another prospect volunteered he probably should not be on the jury: "In my neighborhood, everyone knows that if you get Mr. Ballin (as your lawyer), you're probably guilty." He was not chosen.
The case involved a woman accused of hitting her brother's girlfriend in the face with a brick. Ballin's client was found not guilty.
One time I had to rescedule my summons because I already had purchased a plane ticket to go on vacation (I imagine they checked with the airline, but I'm not sure.) Anyhow, I completely forgot to call in on the rescheduled day, and I never heard from them. Maybe "I forgot" is the best excuse of all.
I wonder if that guy was charged.
The surest way in Illinois is to stop voting!
Voter Registration cards is the source of the
Circuit Court's jury pool.
I was in a jury pool last Wednesday. They didn't pick me, but I annoyed the defense attorney so much that I got called up in front of the judge to explain my comments in Voir Dire.
Basically it was a juvenile court sexual assault case and the defense attorney asked if I would have a problem if the defense did nothing and the kid didn't testify. I had a problem with that, still do. I don't care if it is their right to do nothing. If I were that kid, accused of that crime, and I was innocent, I would be screaming it to anyone who would listen.
Needless to say, I wasn't picked.
The Clintonites have finally spoken in open court.
OPs4 God BLess America!
I like getting picked for a jury. What I don't like is not getting picked and wasting an entire day.
thanks for posting this ....
Best line to speak to a lawyer at jury selection. Can we get the death penalty applied to him on this case ?
I hope not. I'm a huge fan of honesty.
ROTFL!
Hey Nic, check this out.
LOL; these are very strange reasons coming up to dismiss jurors.....usually the reasons are more "normal."
these are hilarious!
I learned a valuable lesson from this article. It's not smart to pick up hookers with all their teeth.
Hey I dated a lady cop once, all of a sudden these guys bust into the motel room and I'm in handcuffs.
Imagine my relief that they were only arresting me.
You ever been to Memphis? I don't have a hard time believing this at all!
LOL; nope. The South is not one place I can claim I ever been to much, with the exception of a week in Florida or landing at George Bush Airport in Texas! : )
I've only been called one time for jury duty and that was two years ago. It was a Grand Jury, and I would have loved to have done it, but I had just started homeschooling my kids, and I would have been gone every day for almost 2 months! The judge kindly excused me.
Well, that explains a lot!
LOL!
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