The Frankish Reich Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Interesting stuff (at least to me) about jury selection in the hush money case. Anyone here have any first-hand experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiGoose Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 I had to report to jury duty once but just spent the whole day in a large room downtown, never getting called into a courtroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leh-nerd skin-erd Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 23 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said: Interesting stuff (at least to me) about jury selection in the hush money case. Anyone here have any first-hand experience? I’ve served on a grand jury.  Interesting and enlightening.  1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanNC Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Meanwhile another juror was excused because he had a fraternity brother who was a Republican.. Â Gasp! Â Â 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 (edited) I've been called for jury duty twice and selected and participated on a trial once. I very much enjoyed it. Unfortunately, after being a juror I hope I am never put on trial. 3/4 of my fellow jurors - if brains were dynamite, they couldn't blow out a match. Scary.    Edited April 16 by Irv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanNC Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 I'm sure Finding and the King are following along with this process breathlessly... Â Just like with the sham J6 hearings. Â Commies gonna commie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All_Pro_Bills Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 I served on a Grand Jury 3 times. Twice at the county level (most recently last Summer) and once on a Federal grand jury.  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 The last two times I was called for jury service I was excused after I was asked what my profession was.  The first time we were all excused after the accused was marched past the room we were in and promptly accepted a plea agreement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Called for jury duty in Oakland, CA. Found out later he had shot someone. Was self employed and low on money. Tried to ask off because any long trial woluld have put me near bankruptcy then. Judge wouldn't dismiss me. Â They had picked 8 jurors already when they questioned me. Â In questionnaire I stressed my background in molecular biology (DNA sequencing). Got dismissed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 34 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said: Interesting stuff (at least to me) about jury selection in the hush money case. Anyone here have any first-hand experience? Alleged.  1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All_Pro_Bills Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 18 minutes ago, Irv said: I've been called for jury duty twice and selected and participated on a trial once. I very much enjoyed it. Unfortunately, after being a juror I hope I am never put on trial. 3/4 of my fellow jurors - if brains were dynamite, they couldn't blow out a match. Scary.    In the case of this Trump trial I expect the Judge and Prosecutor are looking for people with a bias against the defendant that are just smart enough to follow their argument but not smart enough to perform any logical or critical thinking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnyguy Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Served on a jury twice, both times made foreman. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leh-nerd skin-erd Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 27 minutes ago, wnyguy said: Served on a jury twice, both times made foreman. Management type, holding the rest of us down.  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frankish Reich Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 1 hour ago, Irv said: Alleged.  Hey, keep your story straight. It was hush money, but it was just to save Melania and the kids from embarrassment. Seriously though ... I'm not interested in another Trump trials thread. I'm interested in what people thought of the process and whether they think they would up with a fair and attentive jury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 (edited)   I was on a jury a few years back, but the funny part about being in a rural area showed up.  I didn't know the accused, and even though I wasn't what you would call friends with the judge, she did have to notify the attorneys that she had been at a neighborhood party that I was at also, a few nights before.   . Edited April 16 by B-Man 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frankish Reich Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 2 minutes ago, B-Man said:   I was on a jury a few years back, but the funny part about being in a rural area showed up.  I didn't know the accused, and even though I wasn't what you would call friends with the judge, she did have to notify the attorneys that she had been at a neighborhood party that I was at also, a few nights before.   . I went to a talk by a legal historian many years ago. And that was exactly his point: the right to be tried by a "jury of your peers" traditionally meant being tried by the townfolk who no doubt knew you, or at least knew your family and knew who you were. It's only in modern urban times and places that we assume some kind of anonymity. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 I was on a 6 person jury on a DWI case.  Was the foreman. It was very interesting and well worth it. We paid attention and sent him up the river.  One other time I was called was for some kind of drug case. We were in jury selection. The defendant, a young black man, decided to represent himself. He tried but was obviously overwhelmed and even started crying at one point.  Then when it came time where the jury could ask the lawyers questions, several of us told the dude to get a lawyer or he would be railroaded. Then we broke for lunch. When we returned he had changed his mind and decided to get a lawyer so we were dismissed.  The last time I was called I just filled out a form and they told me I could leave. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leh-nerd skin-erd Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 1 hour ago, B-Man said:   I was on a jury a few years back, but the funny part about being in a rural area showed up.  I didn't know the accused, and even though I wasn't what you would call friends with the judge, she did have to notify the attorneys that she had been at a neighborhood party that I was at also, a few nights before.   . Did you folks throw all the keys in a basket, or play pin the tail on the MIL…ah never mind.  1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 The only notable story I have about jury duty is my dad getting it years ago and having to sit next to Paul Pozluszny in the waiting room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokebball Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 My dad retired and shortly thereafter he got kinda board. He was good friends with the county clerk and she talked him into serving as a baliff; he works as much as he wants. He worked a number of trials, including a couple when the jury was sequestered. He had some whopper stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Tim Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 I have twice been through voir dire and I was rejected both times based on my answer to a couple questions. I gave honest answers but in the one case it was clear the prosecutor wanted people who believed the guy was guilty because of almost exclusively testimony, where I need solid evidence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muppy Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 I was dismissed by the defense attorney. It was a murder and attempted murder case. I would have been the last person seated  The judge asked the jury pool if anyone had ever been a crime victim. I answered yes. They asked what the crime was. I told them.  BOOTED. Biased and unable to be impartial. BALONEY. But the attorneys have split second to make snap judgments I get it.  I didn't like it but I get it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhg Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 On a jury 3 times. Foreman one time on federal trial. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnyguy Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 The one trial I was on a jury was a malpractice case. I knew the plaintiff and the doctor being sued. I told them this during voir dire and they asked if my knowing both parties would cause me have an opinion before the evidence was presented. I said no and then they named me foreman. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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