Harry P. Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 I got a certified letter today. Looks like I've been called to serve on a grand jury! Hmmmm... Chicago...Illinos...grand jury... I wonder which crooked politician we'll be indicting?
Harry P. Posted December 17, 2009 Author Posted December 17, 2009 Ask them that when they interview you and I bet you'll get out of it. Hey, great idea!
JamesW Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Just tell them you're opinion is "guilty until proven innocent" works EVERY time.
diymirage Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 civic duty huh ? no wonder i as a foreigner never got asked i came close though, got to be in front of a jury but never on one
jeffb Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 lucky you..not sure how your state is, but in michigan you sit on a grand jury for months... my whole family has gotten jury summons within weeks of each other. they do us by area code. and we get summoned just about every 1 1/2 to 2 years.
Harry P. Posted December 17, 2009 Author Posted December 17, 2009 I thought you were quitting as Moderator. Well, if this grand jury thing drags on, I just might have to!
george 53 Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Oh HELL yes, Without YOU we might KILL each other!!!!
Jon Cole Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 "I'm a moderator on a model car web site." "You're dismissed, Mr. Pristovnik"
MikeMc Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 IHmmmm... Chicago...Illinos...grand jury... I wonder which crooked politician we'll be indicting? WHAAAAAAAAAAT?????? You got some HONEST ones?????????
Rob Hall Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 (edited) I've only been summoned for jury duty 3 times. 1st time I was at college, away from hometown, so I had a reason that I couldn't be there. 2nd time, I showed up, but was excused after an hour, they had found their jurors; 3rd time---I got a notice, filed it away, forgot about it...found it..a year later. Since I'm an hourly contractor (software engineer) now, it would be painful to do jury duty more than a couple days--would lose too much money. Edited December 17, 2009 by Rob Hall
Joe Handley Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 (edited) To be honest, I'm 33 years old and have yet to get a notice for Dupage Co. Illinois! WHAAAAAAAAAAT?????? You got some HONEST ones????????? Nah, not in Illinois , btw take a look at my sig panel;) Edited December 17, 2009 by Joe Handley
Guest Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 lucky you..not sure how your state is, but in michigan you sit on a grand jury for months... my whole family has gotten jury summons within weeks of each other. they do us by area code. and we get summoned just about every 1 1/2 to 2 years. I in 31 years of being over 18 have never been summoned for jury duty. Strange thing.
Steven Zimmerman Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 I spent two weeks last fall serving on a jury; Wrongful death/malpractice case where the family of the deceased was suing the doctor,hospital,etc.....not fun........found the doctor innocent. A week and a half of testimony from 'experts'.......
crazyjim Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 I did jury duty in Chicago for a week. Took the train into the city from burbs. It was fun. Then moved out to DuPage County, IL and was picked for jury duty there. That only lasted 2 days. Moved to FLA and served only a couple of hours when they said I'm not needed. I've heard that you get some pretty interesting cases and more money for a grand jury case. You need to do your civic duty, Harry. Take a laptop computer and work the forum on your lunch hour. Maybe you'll get sequestered and have all night to work the forum.
Guest promodmerc Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 The worse part is the thought of no ROM
jeffb Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 when you do jury duty in detroit, you cant take anything into the building. they take cell phones and you dont get them back. luckily, its a one day/one trail thing. if you dont get picked by the end of the day you leave. but then your back in the lotto drum for next year. they didnt used to take cops/fireman/nurses..or any civil types. nowadays theyre hurtin for jurors..they'll take anybody. including people who have been convicted of misdamenors.
Harold Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Just follow George Carlin's advice, Harry. "Some people try to get out of jury duty by lying. You don't have to lie. Tell them the truth. Tell them you'll make a great juror because you can spot guilty people (snaps fingers) just like that." If that doesn't work, arrive at the courthouse with an aluminum foil hat and say you're trying to block out messages from the Mother Ship .
RJWood Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Oh HELL yes, Without YOU we might KILL each other!!!! LMAO, so true George. Remember this one: Here come da Judge-Here come da Judge-Here come da Judge.
old-hermit Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 When they ask you your name plead the fifth. You won't be there long.
mikemodeler Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Harry, you didn't say if it was for the Federal Court (U.S. Attorneys Office) or if it was the County Court (States Attorneys Office). Either way, claim hardship (sole provider for family, child care, loss of job, etc) and you can usually get out of it. Back when we lived in the Northern Burbs, my wife was selected to serve on a Federal Jury for some scumbag gang banging drug dealers. She claimed hardship as our daughter was about a year old and I travelled with my job every week and she didn't have anyone to watch the kids. I was called several years ago here in Charlotte for a Federal case involving an Illegal Alien that had gone on a crime spree after being deported for a previous crime spree. It took them 3 days and 100 jurors before they could find 12 to sit on the jury. After all that, the bum pled guilty and everyone was dismissed! We were not allowed to read ANYTHING while the jury selection process went on, nor were we allowed cell phones, pagers or laptops. Talk about time standing still! Good Luck and let us know how it goes. Mike
Harold Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 When they ask you your name plead the fifth. You won't be there long. There you go- plead the fifth and start drinking from a fifth of Jack.
Guest promodmerc Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 (edited) Get a cane & a hat and play Curly. http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/the...E5BBFD22AF01281 Edited December 17, 2009 by promodmerc
Harry P. Posted December 17, 2009 Author Posted December 17, 2009 Harry, you didn't say if it was for the Federal Court (U.S. Attorneys Office) or if it was the County Court (States Attorneys Office). Cook County Circuit Court-26th and California... nice neighborhood! I hope my car will still be there when I get out!
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