Friday, September 26, 2008

Jury Duty????

I receive my jury duty summons every three years without fail and have never been chosen to sit on a jury. Well, surprise, surprise, I was selected this time. I had to sit on a jury trial for a firearm possession charge.... I have to say the trial itself was not very exciting, but the jury deliberations were something to remember. The verdict had to be unanimous and from the start it was 50/50 split. One of the jurors was convinced there was a conspiracy theory and I wanted to bonk him on the head in the hopes that some sense would be knocked into him....after 2-1/2 days of deliberations we came back with a not guilty verdict. It was quite the experience.

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