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Jury Duty....

December 12th, 2012 at 02:59 am

With everything going on at work this week, I crossed my fingers this morning that I wouldnt be selected for the jury. But as luck would have it, out ofover 50 people I was one of the 12 selected. I am on a 3-4 day trial. This could not have happened on a worse week. Tomorrow I was supposed to make a pesentation and I have a huge project due on Friday. But now, I will be sitting in court. To make matters worse, the defendants bank where I work and I helped put the evidence togeher for this case. I tried to explain this to the judge, but he still felt I could be impartial. The judge is seriously old..he nodded off during testimony this afternoon.

Needless to say, my week has been turned upside down and I am scrambling to pull off work stuff on my breaks and lunch times..

The hub and DD3 went to the coast today to ride their quads, so I am home alone tonight. Nice to relax and kick back. Listening to evidence and testimony all day was brain taxing.

I hope the case wraps up early, but if today is an indication, there isnt much luck in that.

5 Responses to “Jury Duty....”

  1. ThriftoRama Says:
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    I can't believe you worked on this trial and you actually were chosen for the jury. That is grounds for a mistrial!!

  2. Thrifty Ray Says:
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    My thoughts too...but it wasnt negotiable with the judge...he kept saying I would be impartial.

  3. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    Wow - that is pretty incredible. I hope it goes more quickly than you imagine.

  4. LuckyRobin Says:
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    There is no way that is not a conflict of interest. Haven't you already formed an opinion based on the work you did? I would have. And the defendant's lawyer is probably not protesting because he knows it could be grounds for a mistrial if it doesn't go their way. I don't know what that judge is thinking. Well, maybe he's not thinking at all.

  5. CB in the City Says:
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    Yep, sounds like the judge is not thinking. It sounds like you don't have backup at work to carry on with the presentation and such?

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