Got tabbed for Jury Duty!

[XFILE36]

Here are links to Bob's recent blogs on the subject:

http://www.cheaprvliving.com/commun...sing-state-residence-getting-drivers-license/

http://www.cheaprvliving.com/blog/how-nomads-get-mail-forwarder/

http://www.cheaprvliving.com/blog/h...al-residence-address-real-id-drivers-license/

http://www.cheaprvliving.com/blog/health-insurance-for-nomads-rvers-obamacare/

Thank you!

 

[Ms Linda]

I've been living in the US for 30 years and never had to serve on jury duty. A couple of months ago, right after I got my van ready to move in, guess what?! I received a jury summons in the mail. However, I got out of it because I was 900 miles away and the jury commissioner excused me after I showed proof that I was out of State.
I do question the randomness of the process. My ex lives in Elbert County, Colorado and gets summoned every year. I wouldn't mind being on a jury, but I'm worried that the days would be so long that I'd come home to my van and my dogs peed and pooped all over it. Not to mention, what if I get sequestered. I guess I better come up with a plan for my dogs because I have a feeling I'm getting another summons in the very near future. Especially since residents of El Paso County, Colorado, also get summoned for Teller County, Colorado.

 

[TrainChaser]

Just tell them you've made other plans for that time period?  Or explain your living & dog situation, and ask to be taken off the list?

Actually, if you do show up, you can get out of it fairly easily.  If the case is about a burglary, the defense lawyers will often ask if any of the prospective jurors have ever been burglarized, so raise your hand.  If it's about child/domestic abuse, they ask if anyone there has been abused, or knows anyone who has been physically/sexually abused (raise your hand).  Whatever they ask, tell them it has happened to you or to someone close to you (be opinionated) -- they prefer impartial jurors, not sympathetic ones.

Sometimes, you have to show up at 8 a.m., they quiz the prospective jurors, pick the ones they want and the rest are released.  BUT sometimes, they're getting set up for several different trials, so they either send the 'leftovers' to another room, or tell them to wait in the same room, and then another group of lawyers will come in and sift through them.  There is often a gap between the quizzing, so you might ask if you could run out for a few minutes to walk the dogs. 

Be sure to take a baggie -- you don't want a ticket for soiling the delicate grounds of the county courthouse.

 

[Theadyn]

I guess you do get paid for jury duty in the county of Oklahoma I live in... received a check for $80, less taxes, for 2 days worth of served jury duty. Wooot! lol Hey, better than nothing, I suppose.

 

[bpdchief]

As a former Police Chief I tell the judge "I believe I arrested him once"

 

[Cammalu]

Bahahaha. Good one bpdchief!!!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[WalkaboutTed]

Two words:
Jury nullification

 

[VanLifeCrisis]

I just got a summons. I don't mind serving, but it said that my 'service' lasts from january until may. F-ing may! I planned to be several thousands miles away from here in april, so not sure how to respond. If you call in and aren't selected do you have to keep calling in and be ready to go in for 5 months? If you are selected to come in and then are rejected in the questioning phase, do you still have to wait for 5 months? If you do serve on a jury in january and then finish that case, do you still have to keep calling in until may for other cases?

From people i talked to, they will send a sheriff out after you if you ignore the summons.

 

[Weight]

It all depends on the court system. Federal Grand jury, or the certain state county court that has called. I have jury experience with my home county in my home state, with criminal and civil courts. Don't ignore the summons. You get charged with Contempt of Court. Report as ordered, tell your story, and hope for the best. Some poor fool, the accused as well as victims are depending on a fair trial. Jury is a link pin in our freedom.

 

[free2enjoy]

I don't mind serving on a jury.  On a prior thread I detailed my failed experiences with two different jury duty events.  After much wasted time, I was 'let go' from each.  I learned, the judge and both Legal Beagles want NOTHING to do with a juror who actually knows something about the subject of the trial.

I've had a similar experience.  They want retards that will be swayed by stupid arguments, not intelligent free thinkers.

 

[Iggy]

I received a jury summons for March, in Oregon. Trouble is, I'm always in Arizona or California at that time and really don't want to drive all the way back! I checked with the courts and the only way I can get out of serving is to change my driver's license address to homeless. I've been using my sister's address as my residence. My big worry is, if my insurance company gets notified that I'm homeless and living in my van, they will likely drop me as a customer. Kinda between a rock and a hard place!

Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk

 

[Weight]

My experience in a different state. I would be excused until I returned.
I found jury duty a very interesting experience. I was called 4 or 5 times over the years, but only got to serve on two trials.

 

[Kia girl]

Delete


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk