[eremite06]

Anyone get summoned for jury duty in Sumter county? Be honest now, did you ignore it or actually show up? What was your experience?

[Xavier]

Originally Posted by eremite06

Anyone get summoned for jury duty in Sumter county? Be honest now, did you ignore it or actually show up? What was your experience?

I certainly would not ignore it. These people don't mess around down here! My wife got called in Marion County and spent from 8 am until 6:30 pm while they picked the week's juries. She didn't get interviewed and is off the list for a year. After the initial roll call they had people doing the paper work on the no shows.

...you can request an exemption for jury duty. http://www.sumterclerk.com/public/in...44039&CFTOKEN=

[mrdills]

Let me tell you a little secret on how to get out of the Jury duty. I have been down here for over 14 years and never served on a Jury duty. When you go for your tags for you car go to a different place like Leesburg instead of the villages, I was told this long time ago and it works for me.

[Pturner]

Originally Posted by mrdills

Let me tell you a little secret on how to get out of the Jury duty. I have been down here for over 14 years and never served on a Jury duty. When you go for your tags for you car go to a different place like Leesburg instead of the villages, I was told this long time ago and it works for me.

It might have worked for you, but it won't work for e-06 now. Ignoring a subpoena for jury duty is a sure way to get arrested!

Besides, jury duty is a pain, but also a civic duty. It doesn't require nearly the sacrifice or bravery of serving in the armed services or working in public safety; but it plays a small part in protecting our liberties. Seen in that light, it's not so bad.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Pturner

It might have worked for you, but it won't work for e-06 now. Ignoring a subpoena for jury duty is a sure way to get arrested!

Besides, jury duty is a pain, but also a civic duty. It doesn't require nearly the sacrifice or bravery of serving in the armed services or working in public safety; but it plays a small part in protecting our liberties. Seen in that light, it's not so bad.

As usual, I so agree with you.

I was called here in Ohio about six months ago and it was a murder trial. Fortunately the defendant chose to not have a trial by jury and opted for a trial by judge. The judge told all of us that we must have looked like a "hanging jury" to his lawyers.

Don't they take "no shows" seriously all over this country???

[golfnut]

I've never considered ignoring jury duty, then again I drive an American car...gn

[eremite06]

Originally Posted by Xavier

I certainly would not ignore it. These people don't mess around down here! My wife got called in Marion County and spent from 8 am until 6:30 pm while they picked the week's juries. She didn't get interviewed and is off the list for a year. After the initial roll call they had people doing the paper work on the no shows.

What kind of paperwork for the no shows?

[islandgal]

Originally Posted by golfnut

I've never considered ignoring jury duty, then again I drive an American car...gn

Golfnut - I'm with you. Whatever it takes.

Now, if we could just get called for jury duty for Congress!

Besides, jury duty is a pain, but also a civic duty. It doesn't require nearly the sacrifice or bravery of serving in the armed services or working in public safety; but it plays a small part in protecting our liberties. Seen in that light, it's not so bad.[/QUOTE]
Couldn't have said it better.Thanks

[The Great Fumar]

I volunteered once for duty , until it was explained to me that you can't be a plaintiff and a juror at the same time,,,,,,,,,

fumar

[eremite06]

Originally Posted by The Great Fumar

I volunteered once for duty , until it was explained to me that you can't be a plaintiff and a juror at the same time,,,,,,,,,

fumar

Well, you would be the best peer.

[Talk Host]

I was called for jury duty for the Villages murder trial several years ago. The jury pool was huge. I was in the Jury assembly room from 8 a.m. til 5 p.m. for six days. I appeared on Monday and was in the final group of 11 called to Voir Dire the following Monday.

As it turned out, they needed only one more juror. I ultimately was not selected.

It was a great experience. I felt the seriousness of it when I faced the two young defendants in the courtroom on that final day. I realized at that time that if I was selected, I held their lives in my hands.

They were found guilty. One got life in prison, the other got the death sentence.

I know it's considered to be a nuisance, but what greater privilege do we have as American citizens than to be the ones who shape our judicial system. Jurors perform a vital role in the American system of justice. The reward for a juror's services lies in the awareness that he or she has performed a high duty of citizenship, and in the realization that he or she has aided in the maintenance of law, order, and in the administration of justice among his or her fellow citizens.

Think about Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Cuba and other places where people are found guilty in make believe trials and taken out back and shot or hung. Even the Saddam Hussein execution was a circus. How about countries where women are executed for sexual activity.

I think I'll serve on Jury duty an time I'm called.

JLK

[texasfal]

I was a trial paralegal for 25 years. I would be honored to serve on a jury. During the over 200 trials I participated in, I encountered the best and the brightest of American citizens. It's how the system works. If you were a plaintiff or a defendant, wouldn't you want a jury of your peers to decide your fate?

[beachgirl]

I would not ignore a jury summons. In South Carolina, if you do not appear they send a sheriff's deputy to get you and take you.