Free for another 2 years!

[deborahjross]

Jury duty is done! The charge was battery, an incident that arose at a construction site between 2 workers from different trades ("the pavers versus the roofers," as the DA would have us see it -- we didn't). A hot August day, tempers flaring, who pushed who first. I suggested we convict both the defendant and the victim of idiocy, but alas, that was not an allowable option. In the end, we couldn't agree; some jurors felt that according to the letter of the law, battery had occurred, others thought it had but it was self defense, others that it had occurred but was not proved.

Now attempting to catch up to regular schedule; am sorely in need of exercise, but knee is still ouchy. I may try a brief walk later today. Music. Getting back into The Chapter In Question. Preparing for Passover.

Comments

[equesgal.livejournal.com]

I have never been on jury duty. This means, of course, that someday they will catch up with me in a vengeance and I shall be on some months long case.

Hope your knee feels less-ouchy soon!

[deborahjross.livejournal.com]

In this county, you are not required to serve for more than one week, although you can if you wish. There's a call-in system; beginning the weekend before your first date of service, you get a pre-recorded message telling you if and when to appear. Sometimes, you don't have to go in at all. If you do, you wait in a jury assembly room; people are called for jury empanelment, and only some of those are chosen for a jury. The judge and both attorneys question you on issues affecting any possible bias, and you're always free to say you don't think you could try a given case fairly. At the end of the week, or when you're dismissed, you're exempt for 2 years.