How do you get outta serving Jury Duty ?

Question

I think it isn't fair to have to decide someone's fate after listening to lies from Lawyers . Only God and the person on trial know exactly what happended.

Answer 1

Cause a ruckus in the courtroom.

Keep yelling "Objection!" every time the defense asks the witness a question. Pass gas every chance you get and then top it off with a shart (soil yourself). You will surely be excused.

When the judge forces you to leave, tell him you "Find him in contempt of the court!" and command the bailiff to walk him out in cuffs.

Answer 2

Part of the trial will explain specifically what you are deciding, but you've got an exaggerated view of that at the moment.

First of all, one of the first things the lawyers do is remove anything that the parties actually agree about from the jury or judge's decision making responsibility.

Second, juries never have to decide what the law is, just what the facts are. Judges decide what law applies and how it fits the matter at hand, and jurors only have to decide a very narrow question of facts.

Third, there's a different standard depending on whether it is a criminal trial or a civil trial. In a criminal trial, you have to decide "beyond a reasonable doubt". Not "all doubt", but "reasonable". Is it possible that space aliens robbed the bank and induced a mass hallucination that made forty seven people identify him positively as the man with the shotgun? Yes, possible, but not reasonable to believe. In civil trials, you're only weighing probability. Is it more likely to be A or B? Not certain, just likely.

In the trial, what God knows isn't at issue. The standard is what seems obvious or most probable to Man.

Of course, to answer your question, how you get out of jury duty, just tell them what you told us here. That is, that you don't believe that Man knows anything at all for certain, so you could never make a decision about facts because your God didn't intend us to ever be certain of anything, and denies us the capacity to distinguish truth from fiction.

I can assure you that you will not be required to sit on a jury with such a belief set.

Answer 3

Simply state exactly that if you're called to sit on a jury. The lawyers will ask you questions before choosing you: once you say that you probably won't be chosen (unless the defense attorney likes that answer). By the way, I'm not a fan of lawyers, but sometimes they DO tell the truth - they usually have to have proof, and sometimes there are witnesses, so not ONLY God and the person on trial knows what happened.

Answer 4

As an American citizen, in case you're asked to serve in a jury accountability, you will desire to function required via regulation. the only procedures you will get out of a jury accountability is that in case you're below 18, are an entire time college student, or once you're a woman and pregnant and thank you to furnish delivery. different than that, you will desire to bypass and serve. i'm able to comprehend that $25 an afternoon is financial difficulty yet you could no longer supply excuses through fact as an human beings, you will desire to do your civic accountability and serve on the jury

Answer 5

I cannot believe the lengths people will go to in order to get out of jury duty. It can actually be an interesting experience. It is not as simple as you deciding someone's fate, there will be 11 others weighing the same evidence.

Suck it up, and do you civic duty. You might actually come out of it feeling positive.

Answer 6

Put yourself on trial. Do you want a potentially biased judge deciding your fate, or do you want 12 unbiased people looking at the evidence objectively with no preconceived thoughts deciding your fate? I'll go with the Jury thank you.

Answer 7

When they're questioning you about the case and ask what you think of the defendant say that he/she is definitely guilty. They don't want someone with their mind already made up before the case they want people with open minds. Even if you don't feel this way you can say it anyways because they will release you from jury duty.

Answer 8

Having read the answers so far, I think that you have several good pieces of advice. You may also claim that you think that you know one of the participants in the case. I usually pick one of the attorneys, as I have worked for several, and may have come into contact with one or both of the attorneys. You will be put off the case, as they do not want you to be prejudiced for either side.

Answer 9

Ok, then when you get a summons for criminal contempt, ask for a jury trial. If noone is there, then realize what makes our system work...ok kinda work. Thats what a judge told me while we were golfing one time.

Answer 10

When you are interviewed state the truth about how you feel. Then if you are still selected you can serve with a free conscience.

The system needs people like you who are deeply conscientious and not quick to judge.