vNmd
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I lived overseas a good portion of my adult life so I have never done jury duty before this week. I was dreading it. I got the summons and was somehow picked (last one to be picked). I was hot under the collar that I was so close to getting out of it but failed.
Fortunately the case was supposed to be only two days so my apprehension started to fade. Turned out to be a DUI case, which I thought was kind of weak for a criminal trial. The defense attorney tried to discount each of the failed tests by some medical reason. He even brought in a medical expert to say there could be a medical reason for each of the test failures. It was almost laughable if he wasn't serious about it. The defense attorney seemed to be the epitome of sleazy legal trickery to get their client off by any means possible. Mainly by bashing the cop and the field sobriety tests. I wasn't buying any it and fortunately the other jurors didn't either and the deliberation lasted only an hour or so. I was somehow selected to be the foreman and got to read the verdict which was pretty cool.
The last thing the judge said to us was that while most people dread getting picked for jury duty it is usually a good experience, which I have to agree. I can't imagine sitting weeks or months for some of those celebrity media focused trials or being locked away in a motel during the trial, but I am glad I was there and think I learned a lot from the experience.
Fortunately the case was supposed to be only two days so my apprehension started to fade. Turned out to be a DUI case, which I thought was kind of weak for a criminal trial. The defense attorney tried to discount each of the failed tests by some medical reason. He even brought in a medical expert to say there could be a medical reason for each of the test failures. It was almost laughable if he wasn't serious about it. The defense attorney seemed to be the epitome of sleazy legal trickery to get their client off by any means possible. Mainly by bashing the cop and the field sobriety tests. I wasn't buying any it and fortunately the other jurors didn't either and the deliberation lasted only an hour or so. I was somehow selected to be the foreman and got to read the verdict which was pretty cool.
The last thing the judge said to us was that while most people dread getting picked for jury duty it is usually a good experience, which I have to agree. I can't imagine sitting weeks or months for some of those celebrity media focused trials or being locked away in a motel during the trial, but I am glad I was there and think I learned a lot from the experience.