One of the last resorts in resisting oppressive government is to flat out refuse to convict a person who is obviously "guilty" of breaking their laws. Every juror has the right to vote his conscience. If the law is evil, oppressive, unconstitutional, or violates individual liberty, then the...
Juror jailed over Facebook friend request
Dumb Jock Facebook friends defendant. Dumb Jock is excused from jury duty. Dumb Jock brags about it on Facebook. Dumb Jock is called by the judge an "insidious threat to the erosion of democracy" for not caring about his civic duty. Dumb Jock gets...
So I received my jury duty paper in the mail on Saturday. I found it interesting that if I am picked for duty then I get paid $40 a day for the trial.
Here is my gripe....why me?...why not take the unemployed or those on welfare and let them "work" for that $200 a week. Why disrupt a worker...
Yesterday I received a "Juror Qualification Questionnaire" in the mail from the Hamilton County Courts.
It was not a summons to serve on a jury, but a form to be completed to determine if I'm eligible to be a juror. They also gave me the option to complete the survey online, which I did. The...
Well, perhaps not. But I've been summoned for jury duty nonetheless. :rockwoot:
I'm so excited. I just hope they call my group. Hubby just had it back in Feb and he wasn't called. I wonder if I could call them and tell them I WANT to serve.
well I received that dreaded letter in the mail today that so many people fear.
FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rockwoot::rockwoot::rockwoot::rockwoot::rockwoot::rockwoot::rockwoot:
I have wanted to be a juror for so long. will I be able to squash injustice against a citizen or maybe help put away a...
How to you try a case concerning jury tampering with regards to nullification without informing the jury about nullification?
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/26/nyregion/26jury.html
FIJA has caused a few rifts in legal land recently. A judge in Florida legislated from the bench and shut down...
LOL. Here's a prime example of what should be happening all across this country. The people called for jury duty refused to let the prosecution and judge stack the deck against the defendant. They just came right out and said they'd never vote to convict the defendant for the small amount of pot...
So this weekend I received a brief survey from the county courts to be used for jury selection. The front half is not a big deal; Name, am I over 18, A US citizen, A county resident, To I speak English, Have my voting rights been revoked, am I a felon, etc.
But the back side blew me away...
So, I received notification that I'm being considered for jury duty in Hamilton County. They have a questionnaire that you have to send back that helps them determine your eligibility for jury selection (are you 18, are you a citizen, do you speak English, etc.) but they have an online form...