Jury Duty

[Fantome]

I have to do Jury Duty tomorrow (District Court - country town). Can anyone tell me what to expect?

[Fev]

i would expect boredom... but ive never done it before so who knows.. depends on what kind of trial it is

[Bucknaked]

Everytime I think of Jury duty, I think of the Homer and his time on the jury :

[scoupedy]

They are all guilty unless they are HOT or up on drug possesion

[Fev]

Originally Posted by Bucknaked

Everytime I think of Jury duty, I think of the Homer and his time on the jury :

meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow

[Geez Louise]

I have always wanted to do Jury duty. I am going to see if I can volunteer! Best of luck with it...let us know how it was!!

[RepSpec]

be prepared for hours of bordem followed by a quick yes or no

then either trial or more bordem

have fun

i was excused from it due to it been a busy time at work, really wanted to go too

cheers
brendan

[EF GHIA]

I've done jury duty before and it's absolute crap. what happens is the jury is breifed about the case then you are issued with a number at the roll call, jury is generaly selected from a list of 60 people. All the numbers are put into a hat then 12 numbers are drawn out one at a time, this is when the solicitors for both sides decide wether they like you or not and if they dont then you will be sent home. If you have to sit on the jury you hear both sides of the case (only what the respective sides want you to hear) and then sent out to another room where 12 people who dont know anything about law are supposed to make a desision of guilty or not guilty. Sounds simple hey, it's not because 12 people all hear something different or some one has a long lost cousine who's friends friend had a similar situation and therefoe has a different veiw of things. If you do sit on the jury you'll get an insite to the legal system you'll never forget. Your token payments are about $80 per day then a travel allowence depending distance and the availability of public transport. The only bennefit is that once you have sat on a jury you cant be called again for three years. I spent 4 days of confusion with jury duty it sucks.

[uranium_death]

Homer: "So, what were we talking about boy"
Bart: "Uhh, you were telling me about the time you beat jury duty."
Homer: "Ohh yeah....the key is to tell them that you're prejudiced against all races."

[banarcus]

Which Court did you go to EF GHIA? Did you do it at Bathurst?

[T-BOOST]

I just got a letter yesterday to do jury duty.
Not happy about it so i'll be doing my best to get out of it.

A guy at work had to do it 6 months ago for an axe murder (son killed father).
Apparently the acused only lived one suburb down from him, he himself when he found out.

He said at one point he fell asleep and the desk top he had pulled out and was leaning on slamed back down and made a huge bang. With this the whole court room had turned and starred at him.
It's not a position you want to be in!

[fiery]

I didn't mind doing jury duty as it did give me an extra insight into how people think and hear different things.
Considering I am studying criminology, criminal justice and a bit of law it made it far more interesting, but I guess if you really take the view you don't care less then it would be pretty ordinary.

Think of it as your chance to help our society in becoming a better place. You know, all those times you all curse the 'justice system' but then don't want to give up your precious time to do your duty is a good reason to stop your complaining about our system or rethink and do what is right.

Oh and if you think you can't be called for three years that isn't actually correct either. I have been called twice (only managed to get there once due to being in hospital the second time) but it was within two years of each other.

[T-BOOST]

i wouldn't mind doing it for the experiance, except the dates are on my over time perriod of the year, and i live about an hour and a half from the city. it's a double loss!

[Paxton]

I've done it. 2 weeks. Easy Peasy. Just don't become foreman.

A mate of mine did it for 6 months too. Conspiracy To Import Cocaine. Bloke got life.

[TheSneakiness]

I got called up for jury duty like 3 months after I turned 18. I got out of it.

Haven't been called up since.

[bwhinnen]

I'd do it if called up. I look at it this way, if I am ever taken to court I'd like to think that there are some people out there who a) give a damn and b) have a clue are willing to sit on the jury!

[Fev]

25years for conspiricy to import coke? jeez.. must have been with a huge drug cell or somthing cuz thats really heavy ey

[DJL351]

I got called up for a re-trial last year.

Evidence had been entered and jury was told it could only happen "this way". (bloody finger print on a picture)
Seems the defence found a guy in the USofA that proved it could happen "other ways".

Hence the re-trial.

Got found guilty again the second time around.

[Fantome]

Well, I went and did my jury duty today. Left home to travel 100km to the courthouse. Got there at 9.00am. Judge came in at 10.00am. Back in the car and on my way home at 10.15am. What a waste of time!

[Reign]

i got called up this year, got "challenged" for a two case, and for the third one the judge came to a ruling that no jury was allowed to because of the high media coverage, and on the forth day I wasn't picked, so 4 days of wasting my time watching some crap morning show

[Fev]

yeah that always sucks

[redisg00d]

i'd love to do it, but i have had to turn it down every time because it say's if you are primary carer of childern or person with disabilities, bugger!!!!

[Zed7fiddy]

So, So So So bboorrinnggg

Did it once

got through 2 days of waiting, second day said stuff it, wore reallycrap clothes, so when the lawyer people had to pick, i looked scruffy, so i was overllooked and not put on Jury

I managed to get out of it twice since then.

[Fantome]

Originally Posted by redisg00d

i'd love to do it, but i have had to turn it down every time because it say's if you are primary carer of childern or person with disabilities, bugger!!!!

If you are the primary carer of children or a person with disabilities (which I am) you have the option of not doing jury duty if you don't wish to. It doesn't mean you are excluded because of these reasons. I could have claimed an exemption for 4 reasons but chose to do jury duty.

[XWildGT]

Mate i am doing jury duty right now been in all week its not what i expected its pretty serious stuff

[DBourne]

i havent been called up but i reckon id give it a shot (good pun if im ever in a guns case)