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24-MAY-2007 John Cross Photography

May 24, 2007

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I got called for jury duty today. I have been called many times before but I have never actually served on a jury. It is a funny operation. I have always wanted to actually be on a jury just to see how the whole thing works. Every time I go my thoughts are about not saying anything stupid so that I might get selected. It seems that most of the others are thinking what they can say so that they don't get selected. Anyway, I finally got selected today to serve on a jury. I was excited. It was a very interesting experience and I will report later about what happens since we are not supposed to discuss the proceedings until after the trial. This is cool.

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Guest 29-May-2007 16:02
what i always found disgusting is that even when confronted with a video in which they are obviously toasted, they always blame the "highly inaccurate" breathalyzer. next to radar/laser guns, those things are continuously calibrated. they think they can buy their way out of being guilty. only OJ Simpson can do that.....
Dave Beedon26-May-2007 19:37
Your Honor, I object! (to the juror in the yellow shirt).
jCross26-May-2007 02:27
This was a criminal misdemeanor case of DWI. We found the guy guilty. It was interesting to listen why some of the jurors initially thought he was not guilty. These people had many misconceptions about the case based upon the defense attorney's questions. For example "The breathalyzer test is highly inaccurate, with a 300% error, isn't that right?" The witness said no, but st lest one member of the jury remembered that it was highly inaccurate based upon this question. I lost quite a bit of respect for defense attorneys during the last two days. This guy was a vast fountain of disinformation. Don't get me started about the defense witness, the "expert". I have to say that I got a much higher respect for the district attorneys, He was faced with such a deluge of incorrect information that he couldn't keep up with it. I think the judge needs to be faulted because he didn't sustain many of the objections of the prosecution when the prosecution was clearly painting a totally false picture for the jury.
Dave Beedon25-May-2007 23:14
Serving on a jury gave me a better appreciation for the good system of law we have.
Guest 25-May-2007 22:28
i worked for a police department for a long time and my father was a cop. so, while called countless times, i never got to sit in on one as a juror. the prosecutor always wanted me, but never the defendant. i guess when i know the cop involved and the judge asks "how's your father doing, carl?" as a defendant, i wouldn't want me either......

john was this a civil or criminal case?
John Cooper25-May-2007 11:59
John, I served as a juror on some cases many years ago.
The thought of having to do it again someday, gives me bad dreams still.
Good luck.
jCross25-May-2007 10:59
David: I will try again. Dave: It is the prosecution that needs to be worried. I am an expert at arguments which seem to be made up of smoke and mirrors.
Dave Beedon25-May-2007 07:23
How about pictures of the other jurors?
Dave Beedon25-May-2007 07:22
I would not want to be the defendant with THAT juror present: he looks like the type who believes in UFOs and creatures from outer space.
David 25-May-2007 02:50
Thanks for fulfilling the self-portrait request... kind of