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Gopher

Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:49 pm Post subject: How to Get Thrown Out of Jury Selection... |
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Potential jurors in O.J. Simpson's robbery and kidnapping trial were under the microscope Tuesday as jury selection continued, with at least one saying she believed that the former professional football player was guilty of murder, despite his acquittal in a 1995 trial.
"I felt he got away with murder," the woman told Judge Jackie Glass, saying she doubted she could keep her personal feelings out of the case. "I think he was guilty the first time..." |
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Seon-bee
Joined: 24 Jan 2003 Location: ROK
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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I was selected once as a potential juror. The case was a young woman who sued her hair dresser for giving her a bad haircut.
When questioned/surveyed by attorneys, I chuckled that my sisters had sometimes locked themselves in the bathroom, crying for hours, after a haircut they regretted. I didn't know what all the fuss was about. And all was well as their hair grew longer or they just styled it another way.
I wasn't selected as a juror. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:15 am Post subject: |
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I got called once too. The case had to do with a high school drop out burglarizing some store. I don't remember how the question came up, but I admitted that I believed that sometimes a person's conscience can be higher than the law. I was not picked either.  |
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Kikomom

Joined: 24 Jun 2008 Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK. You can call me Kiko
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:49 am Post subject: |
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Seon-bee wrote: |
I didn't know what all the fuss was about. |
good one.
But I don't think you can use that in an armed robbery case. |
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ontheway
Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Location: Somewhere under the rainbow...
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:52 am Post subject: |
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So, here we have three good examples of people who should be selected for jury duty, but are rejected for being too honest and being able to think.
Instead we juries made up of liars, statists, people with agendas and just plain old dumb guys. |
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Rum Jungle
Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Location: North Asia
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:36 am Post subject: |
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ontheway wrote: |
So, here we have three good examples of people who should be selected for jury duty, but are rejected for being too honest and being able to think.
Instead we juries made up of liars, statists, people with agendas and just plain old dumb guys. |
Ayyy...I didn't even make it that far
Pleaded 3rd year final university exams were aproaching and got excused.
Jury service is a bit like the draft. |
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chris_J2

Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:54 am Post subject: Jury Service |
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I got called up twice, & empanelled twice. First verdict was 'not guilty', & the second verdict was 'guilty'. The police had done their homework in the 2nd, high profile case. They hadn't, in the 1st case. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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Instead we juries made up of liars, statists, people with agendas and just plain old dumb guys.
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Did your mom put vinegar in your baby bottle? |
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