Monthly Archives: December 2008

28 “Short” Comments on My Jury Duty Experience, Comment #27 — A Resting Defense

Only two comments left! Whee! 27. The Defense immediately called the defendant to the stand, since he definitely had some ‘splaining to do. He was calm and seemed a little sad as he spoke. The giant goatee’ has sported on … Continue reading

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28 Comments on My Jury Duty Experience, Comment #26 — The Eyes Have It

26a. Only one of the ADAs ever talked in the courtroom during the entire trial, with the exception of closing arguments. That meant the person fully entrusted with running the show was this new lawyer, the one that wasn’t part … Continue reading

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28 Short Comments on My Jury Duty Experience, Part IV

18c. I forgot to mention the most interesting question asked during jury weeding. Fat Chandler asked how many of us were able to correctly guess the identities of the ADAs, defense counsel, and the defendant. About half of us raised … Continue reading

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28 Short Comments About My Jury Duty Experience, Part III

14. The judge swore our butts in – the second time I was sworn in that day, and it was before 11am. Jurors take more oaths before 11 than most people do all day, as the saying goes. The female … Continue reading

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28 Short Comments About My Jury Duty Experience – Part II

9. At about 10:30, our Bailiff, an older gentleman with a soft voice, started calling out our names to make sure we weren’t “jury jumpers” or whatever. All 24 of us were there, so the county didn’t have to lay … Continue reading

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28 Short Comments About My Jury Duty Experience – Part 1

(I decided to split this post up, because nobody likes 4000-word blog opuses.) 1. I had my first juror experience ever on Monday and Tuesday. I had gotten jury summons’ before, but I’ve never served on an actual jury. It … Continue reading

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