I'm not sure if it's necessary to seem dull...
At least for the case I was sworn on*, both prosecutor and public defender seemed to just want alert, impartial jurors who wanted to be there and weren't stressed from loss of wages (juror stipend is a joke) or unhealthy.
I was ~19 but had graduated from high school at 16, been a intern journalist and copy editor for the local paper, and adults told me I seemed like an old man since I was ~10. I took more notes during the trial than anyone, and when both attorneys talked to us afterward, the jury's consensus was 1) that the defendant was the victim and acted in self-defense, and the "victim" should have been prosecuted instead for drawing blood 2) I would have been the foreman.
*that went to mistrial because of "unavailable witness"
Topic: "You are summoned for jury duity for a criminal superior session of court" - page 2. (Read 1891 times)
February 15, 2014, 12:39:34 AM
February 15, 2014, 12:03:24 AM
Most of the time people want to get out of it but I actually would like to get ON the jury. Does anyone have any advise of how to get ON a jury?
Practice being Mr. Friendly Average Joe.Three words is enough for any sentence.
Five letters is enough for any word.
Know your numbers up to three. Or five.
There are six cans in a six pack.
I'm trying to practice looking attentive but dull. I have eyes that show my depth. I have to hide them.
February 14, 2014, 11:09:02 PM
Most of the time people want to get out of it but I actually would like to get ON the jury. Does anyone have any advise of how to get ON a jury?
Practice being Mr. Friendly Average Joe.Three words is enough for any sentence.
Five letters is enough for any word.
Know your numbers up to three. Or five.
There are six cans in a six pack.
February 14, 2014, 06:39:39 PM
Dress business casual, answer questions honestly and concisely but don't elaborately reveal your opinions (only yes/no/not sure if you can), appear interested in the process, and pray that they don't fill up all the juries for the day before they put you through voir dire.
Also, I haven't tried this yet, but try to get your service transferred to a superior court that has consistently heavy caseloads. The last time I was called, I went to a boondocky superior court that seemed to just have overflow from the more centrally located ones, and got sent home because only 2 cases needed juries that day, IIRC.
Also, I haven't tried this yet, but try to get your service transferred to a superior court that has consistently heavy caseloads. The last time I was called, I went to a boondocky superior court that seemed to just have overflow from the more centrally located ones, and got sent home because only 2 cases needed juries that day, IIRC.
thanks tbz. That sounds like good advise to me. I really hope I can save some poor innocent soul from the wrath of the state.
February 14, 2014, 06:31:08 PM
Dress business casual, answer questions honestly and concisely but don't elaborately reveal your opinions (only yes/no/not sure if you can), appear interested in the process, and pray that they don't fill up all the juries for the day before they put you through voir dire.
Also, I haven't tried this yet, but try to get your service transferred to a superior court that has consistently heavy caseloads. The last time I was called, I went to a boondocky superior court that seemed to just have overflow from the more centrally located ones, and got sent home because only 2 cases needed juries that day, IIRC.
Also, I haven't tried this yet, but try to get your service transferred to a superior court that has consistently heavy caseloads. The last time I was called, I went to a boondocky superior court that seemed to just have overflow from the more centrally located ones, and got sent home because only 2 cases needed juries that day, IIRC.
February 14, 2014, 11:09:47 AM
Most of the time people want to get out of it but I actually would like to get ON the jury. Does anyone have any advise of how to get ON a jury?
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