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Monday, 16 April 2007
Beth: What a bust
My jury trial was scheduled for today. Arrived at the courthouse at 8:30 (yay for sleeping in and not having to drive 45 minutes!), was ushered into the jury room, got a little tour...
(Aside: Boy do I feel bad for jurors whose trials last for weeks...that is a SMALL room with hardly anything in it...)
Then we sat. And sat. And chatted. And waited.
Finally the bailiff comes in. You can take off your jury badges, she announces; the defendant didn't show up. You're off the hook.
Wow, what an idiot. So now there's a warrant out for his arrest, higher bail, etc. etc.... I'm a-thinkin' this guy will deserve what's coming to him.
I'm disappointed, because I really was interested to see how everything goes in the courtroom, and to be a part of the justice system. It sounds like it would have been a really interesting trial, too...there were like 20 cops for witnesses - one of them got a medal for saving the assault victim's life and everything. But now, some other jury will have to hear all the sordid details.
The upside: Hello, day off!
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