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I've been dragooned for jury duty in the PRNY
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2023 Sep 11, 7:51pm 3,784 views 51 comments
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SunnyvaleCA
2023 Sep 26, 10:25am
Shaman says
I was in a pool of literally hundreds for a serious criminal trial. After 2 days of sitting there waiting for 6 hours each day, the case was settled and we were all done. I was annoyed that the state decided it was OK to waste 2 days of hundreds of people's time. It's really disrespectful of potential jurors.
Finally the bailiff came out and said that the two parties had resolved the case and we were free to go.
Apparently, this is a common legal tactic. You threaten to go to court all the way, and when you follow through, suddenly the opposing side decides to be reasonable and the case gets settled.
Waste of my time.
I was in a pool of literally hundreds for a serious criminal trial. After 2 days of sitting there waiting for 6 hours each day, the case was settled and we were all done. I was annoyed that the state decided it was OK to waste 2 days of hundreds of people's time. It's really disrespectful of potential jurors.
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On the other hand, I can verify if "Twelve Angry Men" is still a valid jury experience in the 21st Century.
What say ye Patnetters?
Full disclosure: My last jury selection in a state capital murder trial involved the fact that the defense argued that the black defendant was brainwashed by playing too many video games. I said "I believe it - why else would the US military spend billions of dollars to develop free warfare simulation games that every young adult could play for free online? They want to train the next generation of killers." This was 10 years ago. I don't know what I'd say now, except that given the chance, I'd exonerate someone like Rittenhouse.