[dangus]

Easy... I'd like to see a replay. Making an ourtrageously biased statement could very easily be taken as a way of avoiding jury duty.

[Smokin' Joe]

Making an ourtrageously biased statement could very easily be taken as a way of avoiding jury duty.

Especially if you really mean it.

[flixxx]

Randolph N. Jonakait, a professor at New York Law School and the author of "The American Jury System," agreed.

The purpose of voir dire, a French term meaning "to speak the truth," is to find out whether potential jurors may be biased. He said he had never heard of a juror being held in contempt for using candid, although, crude language. "It's hard enough to get people to voice their opinions honestly in front of other jurors," he said. "When a judge intimidates prospective jurors from speaking their mind, I think it harms the jury system."


I agree...would seem to be a good way to get out of jury duty...but what the judge did will increase the likelihood of getting jurors who will not listen to evidence and go into trial with a bias.

[enuf]

You know how folks used say "just say you think he is guilty" and you will be excused, well I witnessed it during the jury selection process a few years back. It was actually pretty humorous. It was an old man when asked if he thought he could be fair and impartial responded with "I think he is guilty" and "I think his lawyeris a crook too" it was hilarious! It was entertaining to watch the lawyer defend himself before the judge excused the man. The downside (or upside if you wanted on the jury) was everyone was dismissed, due to the lawyers complaining that the old man "contaminated" the potential jury pool.

[Luddite Patent Counsel]

Late Nite with david Letterman, November 14, 1990

Top 10 Ways To Get Out of Jury Duty


10. Bring note from Rusty the bailiff.
9. Ask if you get to execute criminals personally.
8. Keep saying very loudly, "Hey -- who's frying baloney?"
7. Every five minutes point to different person in courtroom and yell, "He did it!"
6. Say you're looking forward to hearing judge sing -- like on "Cop Rock."
5. Ask if there will be opportunities to examine bloody undershirts.
4. Fly into a rage whenever Norwegians are mentioned.
3. Respond to every question, "Let me talk to the little man who lives in my pants."
2. Tell them you've already done jury duty on "Matlock."
1. Ask the judge if he's wearing Aramis.

[Vision Thing]

Easy... I'd like to see a replay. Making an ourtrageously biased statement could very easily be taken as a way of avoiding jury duty.

Yeah right.

Try to understand the following words, which are taken directly from the article:

"That is an insult not only to him, but to the other people in the room and me," Judge Wetzel said . . .

The judge makes it clear that he is acting on his feelings of being insulted, not because he detects that Caruso is trying to avoid jury duty.

[jwh_Denver]

"avoiding jury duty"

Just say you believe in jury nullification.

[Coop]

Making an ourtrageously biased statement could very easily be taken as a way of avoiding jury duty.

I agree. But if so then you'd expect the judge to have mentioned something along those lines in his reply.