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10-05-2007, 10:59 AM
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Common cold fusion
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All the jurors got $10 for each day of the trial. Of course, we only had a 30-minute lunchbreak, which meant everybody immediately went and spent that $10 at the pub down the block because there was no time to go home or to a fast food joint.
I'm still a little steamed about the whole experience. I know, I should have asked my employers first, but I had the idea firmly entrenched in my mind that my employer was required to pay me for time spent on jury duty. I almost ended up serving on a homicide trial- that could have been weeks or months of duty, and no getting out of it once the trial started! |
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10-05-2007, 11:42 AM
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Wow! Here, they pay for your lunch if you're on a jury.
The jury waiting room had public computers with internet access, had TV on, book cases, magazine racks, vending machines, adn even a walled off lounge with tables if you didnt want to sit in the main room. It was sweet! |
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10-05-2007, 11:44 AM
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Common cold fusion
Join Date: Jun 2007
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Wow. Our jury waiting room had some chairs.....and the floor was carpeted! Bonus!
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10-05-2007, 11:53 AM
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10-05-2007, 11:55 AM
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is it true that they don't sequestor (sp) anymore?
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10-05-2007, 12:01 PM
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Pope of Appalachia
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It's relatively rare, but jurors are still sequestered in criminal trials if the judge believes they might be influenced by the news media or other parties.
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