Jury duty - Page 5

karl_1052 · 02-24-2010, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Racerboy

Enter time number 3. I was called in immediately, spent the bulk of the day in the voir dire getting drilled about my past, work history, drinking history, etc. It turns out the case was a Vietnamese man who had a translator with him who was charged with Vehicular Manslaughter. When it came down to the very end of the day, I was one of the jurors selected. They then asked us if we had any questions. I did. If this man was a licensed driver in the state of Florida who only speaks Vietnamese, how is it that he was able to become a licensed driver in a state that does not offer the testing in anything other than English, Spanish and French/Creole??

No one said a thing for like 10 seconds.

All of a sudden there is a commotion and a buzz in the court room, the lawyers talked to the judge and we were all dismissed. The guy started speaking English, no longer needed a translator, and copped a plea while we were in the jurors waiting room. It was very cool.

Have not been selected since.

Best jury story ever!

Particle Man · 02-24-2010, 03:08 PM

that's awesome

OneSickPsycho · 02-24-2010, 09:42 PM

Fuck me... I just received a jury summons today... FanFuckingTastic.

racedoll · 02-24-2010, 10:06 PM

I've gotten served twice, but haven't had to go yet. My time ends, I think the end of Feb. Once time I had to show up, but was sent home.

On another note, my brother-in-law got selected for jury duty on a case that involved the murder of my cousin. Needless to say, Aaron was dismissed from the case as a juror.

02-24-2010, 03:08 PM	#42
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02-24-2010, 09:42 PM	#43
OneSickPsycho Ride Like an Asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Moto: nothing... Posts: 11,254	Fuck me... I just received a jury summons today... FanFuckingTastic.

02-24-2010, 10:06 PM	#44
racedoll AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: '04 Kawasaki ZX6RR Posts: 3,392	I've gotten served twice, but haven't had to go yet. My time ends, I think the end of Feb. Once time I had to show up, but was sent home. On another note, my brother-in-law got selected for jury duty on a case that involved the murder of my cousin. Needless to say, Aaron was dismissed from the case as a juror.