The book? No.
Throw the whole stinkin' law library at her.
Posted on 07/17/2008 12:56:53 PM PDT by buccaneer81
It also doesn't hurt to study up on any local cases coming up. That way you'll be prepared to demonstrate your enthusiastic competence to judge them.
But what works best is to pick the right date. In Massachusetts, you get to reschedule your service for any date within a year of the date they picked for you. So, the last time I was up, I rescheduled for the day before Memorial Day weekend. The day after Christmas would have been even better, but I was going to be out of town then. Even so, I was out of court by lunch time.
That said, I do know when to keep my trap shut. I’d be that fellow who, when asked “are you attempting to display contempt for this court?” would reply “no, sir, I’m attempting to conceal it.”Um... W.C. Fields (as the judge, of course) and Mae West. I think the movie was "My Little Chickadee" but my memory ain't what it used to be so I could (likely) be wrong. It was a classic scene, tho...
Lol! That is sweet!
I can only imagine being in the jury room deliberating with her. Oh my ears are burning thinking about that.
If I served on a jury and felt that some of my fellow jurors were too stupid for jury duty I’m afraid I would have to vote not guilty due to the fact the defendant could not get a fair trial under such circumstances....justifiable nullification.
12 people of sound mind are supposed to weigh the evidence.
Really? I only got $30 last week for my one day of jury duty.
The last time I was called for jury duty, in 2005 IIRC, one of the first things they asked the room was 'do you speak english' - and immediately dismissed about 15 people who said they didn't.
Welfare and voting should work so well.
Myself I figured I would just cut out the middle man and quote “Hang em’ High”....”If we don't hang em and hang em high, then people will say there's no justice in this here town and take the law into their own hands.” That would get me out of jury duty! ;)
Actually my boss served on jury duty a few years ago. He is a very busy guy, but takes his civil responsibilities seriously. I was relieved they had an employed and intelligent member of the jury to depend upon. They returned a guilty verdict on manslaughter charges.
My dad said nothing like spending a little time in jail to make you a die hard hang em high Conservative. EVERYBODY there is guilty. Perhaps not for the crime they were charged with, but certainly for something, and most of them know they belong there. My dad figured he didn't want to belong there anymore and so began to live his life accordingly.
Myself I figured I would just cut out the middle man and quote “Hang em’ High”....”If we don't hang em and hang em high, then people will say there's no justice in this here town and take the law into their own hands.” That would get me out of jury duty! ;)
Actually my boss served on jury duty a few years ago. He is a very busy guy, but takes his civil responsibilities seriously. I was relieved they had an employed and intelligent member of the jury to depend upon. They returned a guilty verdict on manslaughter charges.
My dad said nothing like spending a little time in jail to make you a die hard hang em high Conservative. EVERYBODY there is guilty. Perhaps not for the crime they were charged with, but certainly for something, and most of them know they belong there. My dad figured he didn't want to belong there anymore and so began to live his life accordingly.
That's how I got out last time. The prosecutor asked whether anyone knew about jury nullification and I was the only one to raise my hand. He asked me what I knew about it and I spoke long enough that he asked if I was sure I was on the right side of the railing. Needless to say I didn't get picked.
And I didn't even get to the good parts about the difficulties of enforcing the fugitive slave act in the North prior to the Civil War because of getting an abolitionist or two in the juries and other early cases of jury nullification America and England.
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Its been my experience that most juries are made up of retirees and public employees who get paid their regular salary to sit in court. Its just a nice few days away from the office to them.
True, but who wants to waste the time to go sit in court until you get your turn to plead conservative to the judge? ;)
Oh man that's good!
Could have resulted in a mistrial though.
The book? No.
Throw the whole stinkin' law library at her.
Not a flame, but when the animals in the barnyard who are more equal than others share in that same responsibility that comes with freedom and take the same financial hit as the rest of us animals who are just merely equal, then I'll take the time to make an effort to serve.
Until then, society will have to be satisfied with the time I spent in the service as payment for the freedoms we enjoy.
She'll be all right. She is going to apply for SSI. Taxpayers will be able to do the right thing and support her for many years. /s
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