jake_lex's May 14, 2006 blog

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MAY 14, 2006 @ 03:56 PM

So yesterday one of the things I got in the mail was a summons to jury duty. I have been called to be a prospective juror in the circuit court here. Circuit court, in this state's system, is the higher trial court, the one that deals with large lawsuits or felony charges. So I could, conceivably, be the juror on a case that could lead to the death penalty.

I'm a little torn about how I feel. For selfish reasons, I don't want to be stuck on a trial that could run weeks. But I'd also like to really get that inside view of the justice system that I couldn't get any other way (well, without being a defendant, which I really don't want to happen.) So we'll see what happens. I'm not going to dodge this in any way. I'll keep you all posted.

Mya22

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Syracuse, NY

MAY 15, 2006 08:16 PM

I got a summons a few weeks ago! But I didn't make it. Be prepared to swear on the bible and stuff... I didn't do that part.

Cheech

Portland, OR

January 2003

MAY 27, 2006 05:58 PM

I was on a jury once. It was a prison-knife-fight case. Kinda a basic the-guy-seemed-real-guilty thing because, well, a bunch of prison guards said he did it. So we convicted. Weirdly, though, the stab-ee didn't make the courtroom for some reason, I forget what.
I do appreciate, though, that without pics or film of a crime going down, or hard "DNA evidence" stuff, a trial is basically a bunch of people saying somebody did something, and the defense saying, "Nah, he didn't."