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Just got a summons for grand jury duty
I was wondering how long these things usually last. Also, should I list my occupation as poker player.
I know the grand jury hears evidence from the prosecutor and generally indicts whomever the prosecutor wants them to. |
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Re: Just got a summons for grand jury duty
My dad is on some grand jury and goes 1 week a month, every month.
He loves it because he hates his job working on the railroad. He calls it vacation. |
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Re: Just got a summons for grand jury duty
If you want to be dismissed, I'd put down occupation as poker player. Most judges/prosecutors are conservative & won't like your occupation much.
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Re: Just got a summons for grand jury duty
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If you want to be dismissed, I'd put down occupation as poker player. Most judges/prosecutors are conservative & won't like your occupation much. [/ QUOTE ] If he is on the grand jury, he is on the grand jury. What he lists as his occupation isn't going to get him dismissed. |
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Re: Just got a summons for grand jury duty
I served on a grand jury a few years ago. We met every Wednesday AM for three months.
It's a very eye opening experience. I had no idea the crime we had in our county until I served. The prosecutor presents his case, sometimes there are witnesses that you can question, heresay is permissable. It's very very cool and I highly recommend doing it. Most people got indicted, and they were mainly no-brainers. We did fail to indict a guy on a double homicide though...He probably did it, but the evidence just wasn't there to build a case. |
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Re: Just got a summons for grand jury duty
a famous federal judge (who ironically was later convicted of something) once said that a grand jury would indict a ham sandwhich.
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Re: Just got a summons for grand jury duty
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[ QUOTE ] If you want to be dismissed, I'd put down occupation as poker player. Most judges/prosecutors are conservative & won't like your occupation much. [/ QUOTE ] If he is on the grand jury, he is on the grand jury. What he lists as his occupation isn't going to get him dismissed. [/ QUOTE ] maybe I'm thinking trial jury...... [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] |
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Re: Just got a summons for grand jury duty
It really depends of the size of your county.
I was on Grand Jury in Boston and we met 4 days a week for 13 weeks and then were extended for 1 day a week for 4 more weeks. |
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Re: Just got a summons for grand jury duty
I think it will be an interesting thing to do. I would rather it isn't more than 2 weeks of work, as I am self employed and they probably don't pay much.
I guess I will put down poker player, since I should probably be truthful on something sent to the court, and it probably doesn't matter as there are no challenges to grand jurers. |
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