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Post by sloanrodgers on Jun 26, 2008 21:06:43 GMT -5
Gawd! I'm having a rough week. I was sentenced to jury duty Monday and it has been a long process to find justice. I didn't want to serve or pass judgement on another person, but somehow I got elected foreman and had a job to do. It's really hard arguing with eleven people and then coming to an agreement.
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Post by Jim Boylston on Jun 26, 2008 22:04:51 GMT -5
I've pulled jury duty a couple of times and was foreman once. I agree, it's a challenge. Good luck! Jim
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Post by Allen Wiener on Jun 26, 2008 23:56:11 GMT -5
I was "foreperson" (remember that I live in the PC capital of the world) on my one stint and wasted 6 days on a trial that was pointless from the start. It was a terrific case for tort reform.
AW
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Post by TRK on Jun 27, 2008 8:34:35 GMT -5
It's really hard arguing with eleven people and then coming to an agreement. Been there, done that. Let us know how the experience turned out.
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Post by sloanrodgers on Jun 29, 2008 12:42:14 GMT -5
Well, the trial concluded with a light sentence of 25 years for murder. I'm certainly not happy about it, but this was the best we could do with a couple of idiots on the jury. Everything pointed toward murder, however I discovered that there are some folks that evaluate evidence on an emotional level instead of a logical one. I used to think that prosecutors and defense attorneys were really picky with jurors, but now I'm not so sure. I'm begining to think there should be some kind of IQ test.
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Post by TRK on Jun 29, 2008 13:22:12 GMT -5
The last trial where I was selected for jury duty was a case of a guy beating up another guy to the point he had to be hospitalized. I was selected as one of two alternate jurors, so I didn't get to sit on the final deliberations, but IMO there was no doubt of the defendant's guilt, yet the jury acquitted him. What I found the most unbelievable was that during the jury-selection phase, it came out that TWO of the prospective jurors knew the defendant pretty well and had even socialized with him in the past, yet they were selected. So, in this case it was evident that the prosecutor was even more brain-dead than the jurors, for letting them slip in.
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Post by sloanrodgers on Jun 30, 2008 18:07:25 GMT -5
Jeez Tom! That sounds like a case that should have resulted in another trial. With time and relaxation I've developed a new outlook on my toothless verdict. If I had not become the foreman and argued the obvious evidence of murder with a few others, the majority may have caved in. The butcher could have gotten away with an even lighter charge of manslaughter and a few years in prison. Thank God, he'll be placed under a rock for at least a decade. I really feel for the victim's family.
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