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Originally Posted by sdmc530
Yikes!
I got summoned a few weeks back, then I filled out the form and they sad I was excused. Leo don’t do jury duty I guess? I was actually disappointed
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Well, I know that various "Public Service" personnel used to have an automatic excuse from Jury Duty (Doctors, dentists, LEOs, Attys, etc.). I had one for several years due to being a volunteer EMT in the PRNJ (and I think that excuse still exists today (i.e. volunteer firefighter/EMT). But, because it's so hard to come up with qualified jurors these days, I think the jury services are starting to summon more of those "Public Servants" to voir-dire, at least. Whether or not they actually get impaneled is another matter. I'm sure any competent defense atty would DQ any LEO, or attorney, etc. Likewise, they would also DQ hospital staff (Doctors, nurses, EMTs etc. especially) if the case involved drugs or violence (assault/battery).
I guess I'm going to be tainted with my former affiliation with the Carrollwood Bar Assoc. I can't *not* disclose it as I might actually be recognized by one of the litigators. I hear ya though, it does suck because I don't think that juries take the job as seriously as they should. And if we don't have competent juries deciding cases, our justice system is totally screwed. Sometimes, I think some of the sleazy prosecutors try to manipulate jurors and play on their fears and hatred of crime in an effort to win very weak cases. Someone has got to be there with the
and say, "Enough!" Justice is justice. Did the Govt. prove their case "beyond a reasonable doubt?" If not, then sorry... but "Not Guilty!"