Utah Bob #35998 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Reported for jury duty yesterday afternoon. Evert time I’ve been called in the past the trial has been cancelled. They are usually civil disputes or misdemeanor cases here, and 1day trials. I have plane tickets for Hawaii on Friday. But yesterday there was an unusually large jury pool. The case is a homicide from 2021. Fortunately I was excused after we turned in our jurist questionnaire but I was sweating a bit. So having escaped that with mixed emotions, I would have liked to serve but it would have been very expensive, I am now finalizing my plans to escape this chilly weather and hit the beach like Andy Dufresne. Except on the Kaanapali beach in Maui, not Mexico. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Does your county have an age exemption? Here it's 70, if you want to be excused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 With your law enforcement background, I would find it very unlikely they would let you serve on any criminal jury. I got thrown out of a jury pool on a DUI case. I told the judge I would be glad to serve and I had the whole week available, no charge. They wouldn't even consider it. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun-Gibbs Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Have a wonderful trip, Bob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share Posted October 25, 2022 34 minutes ago, Tex Jones, SASS 2263 said: Does your county have an age exemption? Here it's 70, if you want to be excused. No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share Posted October 25, 2022 34 minutes ago, Badlands Bob #61228 said: With your law enforcement background, I would find it very unlikely they would let you serve on any criminal jury. I got thrown out of a jury pool on a DUI case. I told the judge I would be glad to serve and I had the whole week available, no charge. They wouldn't even consider it. Yeah. I have always been dumped. But with the large justly pool by the time they get to you the attorneys might be out of challenges. Then it’s up to the judge. In Florida the county I was in had a list of LEOs and you were automatically excused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizPete Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 38 minutes ago, Badlands Bob #61228 said: With your law enforcement background, I would find it very unlikely they would let you serve Yeah. For a number of years I got called regularly. Never served on a tort liability case after they found out I was a business insurance agent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish ike, SASS #43615 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Seems my dog eats my jury summons every time one shows up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 I write "SEND IN THE GUILTY PARTY!" on every questionnaire. Have not served on one yet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 I was in a Jury pool for a murder trial a few years ago. The handed out a questionnaire. When it got to the part where they asked about groups or organizations I belonged to, I put down the NRA, Gunowners of America, and the Single Action Shooting Society. Never heard back from them. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 9 minutes ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said: I was in a Jury pool for a murder trial a few years ago. The handed out a questionnaire. When it got to the part where they asked about groups or organizations I belonged to, I put down the NRA, Gunowners of America, and the Single Action Shooting Society. Never heard back from them. Same here only I had CRPA - California Rifle & Pistol Assoc., not GOA. The DA cut me loose. The best move I ever made was serving on a Grand Jury in Oregon. I sure learned a lot that month. Service was one month. Five days a week. Great experience. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 I used to get called every three years or so. Last time I was called, I had booked a cruise. I saw the court clerk, with the paid receipts, tickets etc. and was excused. That was over thirty years ago and I haven't been called since, even though I'm retired. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share Posted October 25, 2022 The last time I was called it was for the only murder in town in decades. They were unable to seat a jury, Dove Creek being such a small town everybody knew or was related to either the victim, defendant or sheriff. Had to move the trial to Durango. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 I was called up for a small town Murder but only as a backup juror. What was really interesting was serving as a Bailiff under the last Sheriff. Only a few trials, but very informative. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choctaw Jack Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 I get called to jury duty every year, this year being the exception. In the past my employment history with the Sheriff's Department as a cvilian employee usually got me a pass. Last year the county clerk told me " If I have to serve, you have to serve". Guess she forgot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Seamus Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 I've only been called twice that I actually had to report for a trial. Both times I was an alternate. Both times when the jury went for deliberation, I was excused and got to leave. Never knew the outcome but I saw the presiding judge at the county fair several months later as he was running for reelection. I asked him if he remembered the case. He did and I finally learned the outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 I also have a LEO background, still got called up every couple of years and then excused. Last time I was called up, my SIL was the arresting officer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 If you're channeling Andy, I'll channel Ellis Redding. So, hide some money and directions in a cigar box, leave me some clues and I'll join you in Maui. I'll even help you wth repairs on your boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.D. Daily Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 6 hours ago, irish ike, SASS #43615 said: Seems my dog eats my jury summons every time one shows up. In NV when you reach 70 no more jury summons from a state court. I served on one jury a couple years after moving to NV. Last year I received request from the Federal court in Reno. Filled out a questionnaire online. I haven't received any correspondence since then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme said: If you're channeling Andy, I'll channel Ellis Redding. So, hide some money and directions in a cigar box, leave me some clues and I'll join you in Maui. I'll even help you wth repairs on your boat. Not be repaired. They’re just a hole in the water you pour money into. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish ike, SASS #43615 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 15 hours ago, J.D. Daily said: I received request from the Federal court in Reno. I got the same thing. Dog ate it. I especially like how it threatened to arrest me if I didn't respond to the form. Come get me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Out here, if you aren't excused and don't show up, the Sheriff will send a deputy to bring you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 75 yrs old in Cuyahoga county you can request to not attend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 2 hours ago, irish ike, SASS #43615 said: I got the same thing. Dog ate it. I especially like how it threatened to arrest me if I didn't respond to the form. Come get me. Some judges will issue a bench warrant if you fail to appear for jury duty. That warrant will sit quietly in the system till you get stopped for something like a traffic ticket. When the officer runs your name in the system up pops the outstanding warrant and off to jail you go. The inconvenience of being arrested and hauled to jail possibly for a few days if it happens Friday evening, is is very effective at ensuring that people comply with the next jury summons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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