August 20, 2010
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Friday, August 20, 2010
I’m finally free of jury duty. They managed to pick twelve sorry bastards plus four alternates without calling me. Which I’m really thankful for. The case was a particularly nasty murder case and I wasn’t looking forward to viewing the crime scene photos which would undoubtedly be in nauseating detail. You can read all about the case here. You should have seen the defendant. Dazed and hopeless in whatever clothes that they had lying around the prison that they’ve been keeping him in since he was arrested in November. I hate to seem biased, but I’m not sure that I could find a man wearing last season not guilty. Don’t even get me started on the district attorney clad in what could best be described as “early lesbian”. The judge, however, was a totally hot daddy but sadly I was not able to love him long time in my capacity as potential juror.
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What a coincidence — I have jury duty this month, too! Orleans parish, where we have lots of criminals who all need punishing, is NOT a good place to have jury duty. I got called up for a capital murder case, but they found their last juror about 6 or 8 people before me, so I didn’t have to go through the voir dire process. I spent a great deal of time examining the lawyers’ clothes, too. I was disappointed that no one was wearing a seersucker suit. Isn’t that required in the South during August?
In an interesting turn of events, as I was leaving the court house I tripped over my own feet and went SPRAWLING for all to see. Lots of skinned elbows & knees & rolling around on the pavement. I believe I got a 10.0 from the Romanian judge. I did wonder how that may affect my future as a potential juror over the next week and a half. Will they think I will make a good one or a bad one based on my performance?