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In reply to the discussion: Have you ever served on a jury? I have once and experienced voir dire twice [View all]ShazzieB
(19,395 posts)48. I just remembered an interesting (to me) detail.
One of the other prospective jurors said in voir dire that as a Christian, she did not believe she had the right to sit in judgment on anyone else. Yeah, I don't get it, either.
She was quickly sent home. If I could have, I would have liked to ask her how she thought the guilt or innocence of a person accused of a crime should be determined, and whether she thought all juries should be made up of only non Christians. Her stance made absolutely no sense to me.
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Have you ever served on a jury? I have once and experienced voir dire twice [View all]
demtenjeep
Apr 2021
OP
I love being on a jury, but am rarely chosen because lawyers often believe that lawyers will have to
StarfishSaver
Apr 2021
#16
Did you REALLY not know that you could have typed "voir dire" in your address bar and found out?
Towlie
Apr 2021
#65
Didn't you know many people don't know what voir dire is. Why make people work and use google
Beringia
Apr 2021
#72
Give someone a fish and you feed them for a day. Teach them how to fish and you feed them for life.
Towlie
Apr 2021
#74
Voir Dire for a murder trial. The defense got cute with the gun questions and 'what constituted
hlthe2b
Apr 2021
#5
Yes, I was chosen as an alternate juror over 10 years ago in an asbestos/lung cancer case.
beaglelover
Apr 2021
#12
Yes. Had a surprise mystery witness, a confession in open court, and an immediate arrest . . .
Journeyman
Apr 2021
#25
I'm a teacher. Probably why I didn't get picked on the 2nd trial? DA asked what my fav t-shirt was
demtenjeep
Apr 2021
#31
Possession of a "legend drug"? I would call that an epic case of auto-correct, Aristus!
Hekate
Apr 2021
#47
My blushes. I have never heard the term before. One learns something new every day, it seems.
Hekate
Apr 2021
#55
I still feel sick bout my only jury experience.......haven't told anyone about this either.
a kennedy
Apr 2021
#37
I think it would be interesting. Alas, they always ask me a few questions, thank me...
hunter
Apr 2021
#41
I experienced voir dire once, for a murder case, but was not chosen for the jury.
ShazzieB
Apr 2021
#43