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Almost a juror
4.28.2005 6:14 PM \| Link	Earlier this week I had my first jury duty experience. I was kind of excited when I was summoned to appear, since I was hoping for a simple civil case that would just give me a taste of the legal process. However, I almost had to be a part of a two-week criminal trial involving aggravated assault and organized crime! On the first day, I was picked from a crowd of 400 folks to be in a pool of 60 people for this case, so we all had to listen to presentations from both lawyers and answer questions (which is called voir dire). There was so much information to hear, and since this was a big case, the laywers really asked everyone lots of questions so they could pick good jurors. There was so much discussion that we had to come back for a second day! I was pretty scared by some of the stuff they hinted would be in the trial, so I mostly stayed quiet. Finally they announced the jury members, and I wasn't selected. Whew! I definitely would have done my duty as a citizen, but I would rather not have to hear the details of a violent crime. I hope the folks who are watching the trial right now make it through just fine! Labels: life


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