Call the clerk a couple of days prior to your date. Mention you're concerned about showing up at the courthouse as you are presently experiencing several COVID symptoms (mild fever, loss of smell, etc.).
This guy lawyers.Beer Baron said:
If you actually make it to voir dire, talk any chance you get. Don't say anything outrageous or obviously geared toward getting out of it, but the more you say and the more you share your opinions, the more chances you give one side or the other to want to strike you.
doesn't matterGreen2Maroon said:What if this is a civil case and not a criminal case?80s Guy said:
Walk in with a noose in one hand and a half empty bottle of whiskey in the other, muttering "Hang the m-fer " under your breath.
This... or call them ahead of time and tell them some excuse about your spouse (out of town, planned medical procedure, etc) for that day and therefore jury duty will leave your children with inadequate care. They will most likely excuse you and put you back in the "pool" or will push your summons dateGeralt of Rivia said:
You could always just not show up
Last time I had jury duty, I was in a murder pool of about 70. Pretty obvious several guys were employing this strategy early on.Beer Baron said:
If you actually make it to voir dire, talk any chance you get. Don't say anything outrageous or obviously geared toward getting out of it, but the more you say and the more you share your opinions, the more chances you give one side or the other to want to strike you.
I've been selected twice (A DWI and An assault/False Imprisonment/etc) and most of the juries were composed of white business men.FIDO*98* said:barnag said:hoosier-daddy said:barnag said:hoosier-daddy said:
What's this cant miss event?
Annual event my company puts on
Yeah that's definitely more important.
I founded the company and the event. It's important I'm there
If your business is successful and you're white, you'll never serve. I'd definitely make the effort to re-schedule and "do your civic duty", but the outcome wouldn't change.
Nothing in my adult life has been a bigger waste of time than showing up for jury duty. I'm either dismissed or the case is dismissed every f'ing time.
Yeah, I've been involved in about 50 jury selections and FIDO is full of *****Quote:
I've been selected twice (A DWI and An assault/False Imprisonment/etc) and most of the juries were composed of white business men.
THE_CHOSEN_ONE said:Geralt of Rivia said:
You could always just not show up
This. They're not gonna hunt you down if you don't go and even if they for whatever reason did you could say you never received the summons, must have got lost in the mail.
"White business men" is not the norm.CDub06 said:
I've been selected twice (A DWI and An assault/False Imprisonment/etc) and most of the juries were composed of white business men.
One I did not get selected for was a Boating While Intoxicated. But there was a black man there that was actively trying to not be selected using some of the strategies above. They introduced the case as a BWI and he exclaimed in faux outrage, "What's that? Driving While Black??" He was dismissed.
Aggie Joe 93 said:
Like others have said it's usually easy to get it postponed.
Also, wet blanket time: what if you are falsely accused of some terrible crime and you wish you had people on the jury capable of understanding your innocence and not just going along with the prosecutor story?
If you 'get out of' jury duty, you lose all credibility to complain about any verdict.
bdgol07 said:
How can they prove you received the summons?
Jury selection has begun in the Parkland, FL school shooter trial. One prospective juror said that serving would create a severe financial hardship for her because, although married, she has a “sugar daddy” that she needs to see every day to pay her bills. pic.twitter.com/1oOwnFIUMb
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) April 7, 2022
THE_CHOSEN_ONE said:
Jeez, I can't imagine a 2 year old baby could murder someone, that's nuts
An Aggie does not . . . . . .gotsand said:
Call the clerk a couple of days prior to your date. Mention you're concerned about showing up at the courthouse as you are presently experiencing several COVID symptoms (mild fever, loss of smell, etc.).