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Meh. If it's white on white just claim you have a bias towards good Christian boys.

This post was edited by dxlightning on May 13 2015 02:42pm

People do it, but you're better just to tell the truth then make up something outlandish. I've heard of judges finding people in contempt of court for their conduct during jury selection. Most people who get selected for jury duty never actually get to sit on a jury. You can easily just say that you've heard about the case and you already have an opinion. That's not a lie, and that's not crazy, but it'll probably make one of the lawyers not want you for jury duty.

This post was edited by Caedus on May 13 2015 02:45pm

In the US, lawyers are only able to throw out a certain number of jurors. It is supposed to be representative of your peers after all, even the racist and bigoted people

Being a racist asshole seems more plausible than pretending to have never received the notice is what I was getting at

Do not want to get too far into an argument about this lol

This post was edited by Meatstick on May 13 2015 02:49pm

I think you can also just say no, if they can they will find another juror.

I got one and just said i cant im in school, studying exams no time to go to the ciry yadayadaya never heard anything back.

They're supposed to say tough luck it's your civic duty. There is exemptions though.



First and foremost a jury should be unbiased. What you're referring to is a sort of veto both the prosecution and defense (or plaintiff and defendant) have. I'm sure you know how it works already but for others jury selection works by going through the "pool" of jurors and asking them simple questions. Lawyers say if they're OK or not with the person, and can veto certain people they think will lean towards one side. The presiding judge of course has unlimited authority to control who is selected or not.

It's a jury of your peers, but it's supposed to be an unbiased jury of your peers. In the segregation south, juries were juries of your peers but they were incredibly biased. Modern justice system ought to avoid that and the jury selection process does its best to do that.

if its a trial of my peers, cletus joe bob is gunna be on the jury any way




i am what?

You are cletus jo-bob

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