Jury Duty Continued...

Here is my Jury Duty update...
I didn't have to show up until 11:30am the next day. So, I think I am going to be there until 5pm. So I make a million arrangements for the kids. My sister in law has Madelyn from about 10:30 to 2:20 then she was bringing her over to a neighbor of mine that was getting Zachary off the bus. Then when Ryan got home from school he was to stop at the neighbors house and get Madelyn and Zachary and bring them home with him, get homework finished, then hopefully I would be home by 5:30 and off to soccer we go:)

Well.... I get there approx. 10 minutes early, the case from the day before is still going on so we all gathered into the Jury holding room, besides the jurors from the previous day-they were in the courtroom finishing hearing the case. We sat and sat!! Then finally they called us into the court room at about noon to begin another case and pick jurors. At 12:20 the lead juror notified the bailiff who notified the court that they reached a verdict. So we were then sent to lunch until 2:00pm. We get back and the attorneys and the judge were about 20 minutes late. The judge comes in and dismisses us again to the jury holding room. We sit for about 15-20mins. in there and she(judge) comes in and tells us we are done with jury duty and free to go and the charged party decided to change his plea to guilty.

So I was mad in a way because all the calling and running to make sure my kids were somewhere and knew the plan of the day and the stress of thinking that they were all going to be at the house without either Scott or I with them, plus the fact that we were needed for really nothing that day because the bone head who knew what he did was wrong and wasted our time and the courts time by even thinking he had a case-no wonder why court cases are so back logged, because we have idiots in this society that can not face the music when they do something wrong. However, I was relieved because I would beat Ryan home.

I will say it is an interesting process and if I ever get called again I would prefer a high profile case that has got to be way more interesting then these DWI or DUI cases that people know they are wrong and just take a chance that the officer won't show up to testify. Not saying that a DWI or DUI case is not important however there were no injuries in any of these cases just stupidity on the guilty parties side. We do have 2 high profile cases coming up next week and the week after in our county I know I would not get picked to sit on a jury for the first one b/c it happened in my community and everyone knows about it, I was working at the school the children attended, and my son Zachary was in class with one of the kids and I have already formed an opinion of the lady going on trial GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY!!! I wonder if you can go in and watch the case being presented? It is almost worth finding someone to watch Madelyn in the morning to hear that up coming case.

Well that is my jury experience-I have served my civic duty and am free of jury duty for 2 years!!!

Jury Duty

For all that have ever experienced Jury Duty will know where I am coming from. I have to serve this entire week and I have never had to serve before, this is my first time. I have now been introduced to why so many people despise having to go in jury duty and try to get out of it. Now if I was on this really cool case I may think differently, however no good cases until next week and then the week after that here and I am stuck this week on DUI's (with no injury-suspicion on a substance other than alcohol), at least that was yesterday, today who knows until I get there. So here goes how the day went.

From 9am until about 9:45 am we learned about our judicial system via a video and what was asked of us druing this process yadda yadda...
Finally, jury selection begins and I did not get picked as part of the first 12. Lots of people try to say things that would get them removed, like...

Juror #9, "Even though I have not heard any evidence I have already formed an opinion about this case".
DA.. " Can I ask why or how you can already of formed an opinion when you have not heard any evidence regarding this case"?
Juror #9, " Well he is here isn't he, he did something"!
Defense, "OBJECTION"!!
Judge asked the attorneys to step up to the bench and then Juror #9 was removed

Crap now I may get picked . Her body language the entire time was as if one was completely bothered by being there to do a civic duty. Answered questions before her outburst with rolling of the eyes and short quick answers. Juror #9 was a popular spot to be replaced yesterday I think 4 different people were put there.

Phew, I escaped the entire 6 hours of questions from the DA and Defense to only have to go back today and start all over again on who knows what kind of case. I had a HUGE headache by the time I got home- the perfume was strong in that room. Today I am bringing my tylenol and not wearing a belt b/c I had to remove mine twice while I was entering the courthouse.

I wonder what is in store for all jurors today;) I hope everyone else out there has a GREAT day!