Jury Duty
- Thread starter sts23
- Start date
- Status
ive been ignoring it as much as i could..and then i got a letter saying im going to be prosecuted or something if i ignore the next one...
I get hauled in pretty regularly, and last time I served it was for a day and got excused later. The clerks seem to understand there's a group of people they can't tap reliably for a case, so keep them around for an afternoon as a formality. After doing the day's "service" you're free to go in my county (Nassau), and they don't bother you for four years.
One day, I got a notice from a court in another county (King's) that I don't live in, to show up for federal court. Federal courts can and will tap people from several surrounding counties. This was a disaster, because federal trials last for a long time, and it was very inconvenient for me to haul ass at 8 am to Brooklyn. Reading the fine print, I found out that I would be able to be excused as a sole proprietor of a business, so I grabbed the business cards and the corp. papers and sent them a large packet of copies that got me off the rolls.
Whew!
One day, I got a notice from a court in another county (King's) that I don't live in, to show up for federal court. Federal courts can and will tap people from several surrounding counties. This was a disaster, because federal trials last for a long time, and it was very inconvenient for me to haul ass at 8 am to Brooklyn. Reading the fine print, I found out that I would be able to be excused as a sole proprietor of a business, so I grabbed the business cards and the corp. papers and sent them a large packet of copies that got me off the rolls.
Whew!
Ignoring them is the wrong way to go, they can actually jail you for that.
Instead, appear extremely incompetent or extremely bias, but masked with a hint of trying to get on the jury such on the day of jury selection.
Here's a tip they don't want you to know: The threats are mostly huffing and puffing to scare you into complying. The courts lack funding and staff to chase people, so you can get away with a lot of non-compliance.Ignoring them is the wrong way to go, they can actually jail you for that.
Instead, appear extremely incompetent or extremely bias, but masked with a hint of trying to get on the jury such on the day of jury selection.
In case I'm about to be flamed, I have served several times and was picked for a jury once. The case got settled as the jurors were awaiting trial (picking a jury is a way to force the sides to settle, meaning jurors are merely a bargaining chip in the process).
yeah im in queens. my dad ignored it for a while and i am not sure (i was young at the time) but i believe they actually had a warrant out for his arrest unless he complied..
i guess it depends on the county you live in but here in new york its a bit of a different story..
yeah my dad just received a federal jury duty summons but he is really sick and disabled now so i sent that in and lets hope he can get out of it.
i guess it depends on the county you live in but here in new york its a bit of a different story..
yeah my dad just received a federal jury duty summons but he is really sick and disabled now so i sent that in and lets hope he can get out of it.
Most people don't know anything about jury nullification. Which is too bad, because it can save lives from bad laws.
If you tell them you understand jury nullification, they will never call on you. Technically, the citizens on the jury are to judge the facts AND the law, but in modern courts, the judges insist upon INSTRUCTING what the law is and never advise jurors of their right to nullify.
For example, if a guy was called into court for possession of marijuana, and the jury decided the law was unjust, then he would get off even if he had clearly possessed marijuana in violation of an established law.
Jury nullification is the people's check on the judiciary.
FOXNews.com - Justice Often Served By Jury Nullification - Opinion
Fully Informed Jury Association
If you tell them you understand jury nullification, they will never call on you. Technically, the citizens on the jury are to judge the facts AND the law, but in modern courts, the judges insist upon INSTRUCTING what the law is and never advise jurors of their right to nullify.
For example, if a guy was called into court for possession of marijuana, and the jury decided the law was unjust, then he would get off even if he had clearly possessed marijuana in violation of an established law.
Jury nullification is the people's check on the judiciary.
FOXNews.com - Justice Often Served By Jury Nullification - Opinion
Fully Informed Jury Association
^ whoa, that's way better than my "i'm not a bigot, I hate wops, nigs, chinks and faags equally" schtick.
Can you imagine what it would be like if they took "jury of your peers" literally in that case?
I don't think I've even not clicked a link that you've posted ... thank God you're not a DRer.
I definitely learned something new today and am considering buying a fucking billboard to get the word out. There are a ton of unjust laws that 90% of the civilians would be against ... If they only knew they had a chance to do something about it.
the last time I got called I had 2 houses in different counties, so I just told them I moved to the other county and provided the address of my other house... haven't been bothered since...
that was a number of years ago, and these days I wouldn't mind serving on a jury or 2... got a little more free time now than I did back then...
agreed... it's a shame that most are unaware of jury nullification...
although in my state marijuana is already decriminalized, so most cases of possession never make it to court unless multiple kilos are involved... the odds of catching a pot related case in my area are pretty low, otherwise I'd be more willing to step up for jury duty and help out some fellow potheads...
that was a number of years ago, and these days I wouldn't mind serving on a jury or 2... got a little more free time now than I did back then...
agreed... it's a shame that most are unaware of jury nullification...
although in my state marijuana is already decriminalized, so most cases of possession never make it to court unless multiple kilos are involved... the odds of catching a pot related case in my area are pretty low, otherwise I'd be more willing to step up for jury duty and help out some fellow potheads...
A mere mention of this during the jury selection phase has gotten me out of jury duty many times. Judges and lawyers HATE people that know the law.
Maybe in Texas. I've chuckled at and immediately discarded a couple jury summonses in the past (and subsequent threats).
It would be pretty tough to police us deviants, considering only 10% of us show up for jury duty.
EDIT: I understand the article is 10 years old, but I can't imagine it has gotten any better.
- Status