tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10935953.post4348591024578979429..comments2023-10-19T10:09:16.584-05:00Comments on do they read obituaries in hell?: it sure ain't like law and ordercadiz12http://www.blogger.com/profile/03739358553844884552noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10935953.post-28532436948673366862008-11-08T04:05:00.000-06:002008-11-08T04:05:00.000-06:00I have gotten summoned a few times but never made ...I have gotten summoned a few times but never made the cut, which I always found to be kind of disappointing. The first time I got summoned in Colorado was around the time Kobe had that whole thing with the girl up in the mountains dealie, and I thought for sure I'd be on that trial and find a way to write a book on it, making millions.SupaCoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08802731826085547781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10935953.post-47745757663116338452008-11-07T18:25:00.000-06:002008-11-07T18:25:00.000-06:00I got picked for a murder trial when I lived in Bo...I got picked for a murder trial when I lived in Boston. It was awful. And same thing. The judge told us AFTERWARD about a prior manslaughter conviction. The media all crapped on our verdict, but the evidence wasn't there, and we had NO KNOWLEDGE about this dude's previous crimes. I always recall this when I hear people criticizing a jury's decision.Sphincterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17080910412365862163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10935953.post-3373808242898081722008-11-07T15:56:00.000-06:002008-11-07T15:56:00.000-06:00Yes, those rules of evidence are so strange and ma...Yes, those rules of evidence are so strange and make no sense at all. For instance, you can sometimes bring in evidence that the defendant had committed an unrelated felony, but evidence of a similar crime? That's out.naechstehaltestellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09632041614069213702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10935953.post-68543027844197740322008-11-07T13:39:00.000-06:002008-11-07T13:39:00.000-06:00What? Its not as glamorous as it looks on TV? Boo!...What? Its not as glamorous as it looks on TV? Boo! Hope you never have to do this again angel07. If you do get called again, I'll help plot your escape.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10935953.post-43504864981570504692008-11-07T10:32:00.000-06:002008-11-07T10:32:00.000-06:00i've never even been summoned. i guess i'm tempti...i've never even been summoned. i guess i'm tempting fate, just typing that out.<BR/><BR/>i imagine that, were i ever to actually serve, i would be the one who knits all day and supplies the expected shocked-face when some horrific detail is released.<BR/><BR/>they probably didn't tell yall the bit about the previous conviction because "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!"Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15313824002732516896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10935953.post-45313674238457451762008-11-07T10:17:00.000-06:002008-11-07T10:17:00.000-06:00Been called for jury service a lot.Never picked. ...Been called for jury service a lot.<BR/><BR/>Never picked. All I have to say is that I am the sole provider and my employer does not pay me for jury duty. And its true.<BR/><BR/>Last time some guy got excused because he had already purchased a non-refundable airline ticket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com