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Illusionnist
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ZeromuS
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gchan
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Lysenko
Iceland2128 Posts
On May 21 2011 06:18 gchan wrote: So, when between the time I was 18 and 25, I was selected for Jury Duty 9 times. That's not even legally possible because in California, you're only allowed to serve one time a year. Having served in the last year is a statutory excuse. When you call in, you can tell them you've served in the last 12 months and be excused. However, if I remember right, the way they phrased it on our questionnaire was "have you served IN L.A. COUNTY in the last 12 months?" Also, in the orientation, they indicated that they use both driver's license and voter records, and if your name does not match exactly (for example middle name spelled out vs. an initial) you might get called twice. They said just to indicate that you've already served that year. What was even more strange was that the actual odds of being chosen for Jury Duty is somewhere in the range of once every 5-10 years. Even if I were eligible in both counties, I statistically should have only been chosen once or twice. The power of civil duty calls. From what I understand, those odds changed when most of the counties switched over to the new One Day/One Trial system (where you call in for a week but only have to come in for one trial or one day in the jury room if you aren't selected or held over by a trial judge.) Now, in Los Angeles County, they pretty much have to call every eligible juror on their rolls once per year to have enough jurors. It used to be that if you were called you had to show up at least five to ten days in a row, guaranteed, but they had to call fewer jurors because they waited around longer. | ||
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rkffhk
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Lysenko
Iceland2128 Posts
I believe the issue was that the defense attorney had defined fairness as, among other things, not hoping for one side or the other to prevail. I asked whether it was impossible for someone to fairly evaluate the case if they hoped that the facts and the law would lead to acquittal, while recognizing that that may not be the case. Asked further about this, I stated that while I know it's not the case, I would like to believe everyone's a good person absent evidence to the contrary. To my ears, that's a restatement of the legal presumption of innocence, but the lawyers seemed somewhat shocked that I would say this. If I had to guess, I would suspect that, in general, the more one talks, the more likely one is to be excused, no matter what one says.  In the end, though, it was expected to be about a two week trial plus deliberation, so I am happy not to have been chosen as an alternate. | ||
SirJolt
the Dagon Knight4004 Posts
On May 21 2011 01:26 Illusionnist wrote: Im only 19, maybe this isnt the topic to be posting. but how do u get involved with jury duty. i dont want to do it. but how do u get selected?, and if u do get select, people tell me you cant see ur family till the sentenced has been said or something? i would like to know a bit more! In Ireland they're chosen from the list of people on the voting register, so if you're registered to vote you're eligible. Only one person I know has had to do it though... you know how courts are over here  | ||
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Sufficiency
Canada23833 Posts
Btw do you get paid while on jury duty in California? In Ontario, they don't unless it's really long (4+ weeks). Even after that, it's a miserable amount of money. | ||
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Lysenko
Iceland2128 Posts
On May 24 2011 08:35 Sufficiency wrote: Btw do you get paid while on jury duty in California? In Ontario, they don't unless it's really long (4+ weeks). Even after that, it's a miserable amount of money. Pay is $15 per day not counting the first day, plus $0.34 per mile one-way driving distance. | ||
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