Jury Duty

[warped one]

So i've been called up for Jury Duty on the 10th Jan.

Can anybody explain what it all means? AS in what do I do, how and why?

Warped
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amnesia - Never in the history of usernames has one been more accurate. Warped indeed. You sir are a fecking oddball.

[Ariel Badger]

Do all you can to get out of it. A Dr's note pointing to mental instability is a good start.
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[Stelmer]

https://www.uknetguide.co.uk/News_and_Weather/Article/What_Happens_if_I_am_Chosen_for_Jury_Service-100300.html

That should help.

[warped one]

Well that was rather helpful, so I get paid for doing it and then what wages I loose, RESULT

Anyone here done it?

Warped
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amnesia - Never in the history of usernames has one been more accurate. Warped indeed. You sir are a fecking oddball.

[iooi]

Best 2 weeks of my life......

I tried my hardest to get on a long running case, but was unlucky. Did get 2 nice cases though and got a guy put down for killing a biker through DD

It can be very boring if you are not on a case. Suggest taking a good book or a games machine.

Odds on you will come off it having enjoyed it.
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[cagiva gezzer]

I had the pleasure two summers ago. In summary the highlights are as follows:

Turn up on the first Monday. Sit around for an hour or so and wait for everyone else to turn up. Get a brief introduction and explanation of what is expected of you.
Tea break.
Return to court to be told you're not wanted for the day.
Go home.
Get call that afternoon saying you're not wanted on Tuesday.
Turn up on Wednesday. Wait around for an hour or so.
Get told the defendant pleaded guilty and get sent home.
Thursday - Get sent into a case and hear about one side of the case.
Friday. Second half of case in morning. Dury part of it in the afternoon.

Monday is a new case.
Tuesday second half of case.
Weds is Jury part.
Thurs & Friday not required.

They have two sets of jury's who work two week shifts (overlapping) and they don't like to over-run the cases / shifts (three weeks) as you get bonus payments for extended duty. For this reason you won't get put on a new case in the second part of the second week.

You'll be amazed at the amount of time & money is wasted in the court service and how little use is made of the facility.

You'll make a mint from being paid to drive there / park / lunch allowance.

You'll meet a good cross section of society and see some characters (in the jury AND the dock).

If you're a sensitive soul it may upset you. I just had a street beating in Milton Keynes for some guy of shagged this other guy's sister. I also had two drunks beating up a mentally handicapped guy in milton keynes.

The worst part is being forced to walk past the defendant's family / friends outside the court.

Oh, and the other other shocking part is how poor the CPS is. They couldn't build a case for shit and have holes all over their evidence. I hope i never have to rely on them for my prosecution in a case. . . .
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[MattHirst]

[Hetzer]

Here's what you do...so long as it's a case where no individual has been harmed in any way, you find 'Not Guilty', regardless of the evidence. Gun possession, theft from a corporation or chain store, drug-dealing, you get the picture...not guilty.

Treat the law with the abject contempt it deserves in that regard.
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[Pete.]

[warped one]

Hmm, well as a contract or I can only do 3things:

- Drink coffee
- Smoke fags
- Whistle at the girls.

So one should be a ball, not sure if anyone read stelmer's link but here's a passage.

[Ariel Badger]

My advice is still do all you can to get out of it.
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[Raffles]

[Hetzer]

[Ariel Badger]

Are you saying that the trade in drugs and illegal gun use cause no harm?
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[yen_powell]

Do it, it's quite enjoyable. I'm still waiting to get called again after 26 years. Wish they'd hurry up.

I did it one day after my 18th birthday, leather jacket/long hair jeans/crash helmet etc, convinced I'd be thrown off any jury (in those days the defence could object to 6 jurors without giving a reason). Turned out I was completely wrong, defence counsel loved me, they chucked off anyone middle aged with a suit.

I only did a week, was released for the second week. I was given a cheque for a weeks money without any deduction for tax. I cashed it and stayed off work the second week. I think they are a bit more careful paying you properly nowadays. I was paid for my normal hours plus whatever overtime my firm said I did normally.

I was a juror on three trials, a going equipped, a drug possesion and a shoplifting.

The drug possession was quite good, got to see a policeman nearly burst into tears under cross examination.

The 'going equipped' was hilarious, the feeble excuses for carrying two enormous screwdrivers, a torch, a pair of gloves and 15 car keys at 3am had to be heard to be believed. The reason given for the gloves was that the accused had been bodypopping in Stratford town centre 15 hours earlier. The judge (wig, half moon glasses and cobwebs) asked what bodypopping was, 'it's a form of robotic dance your honour' came the reply. 'Really? whatever next?' he uttered with dust falling out of his wig as he shook his head.
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[panrider_uk]

It was just about the most boring time of my life. Turn up every day just to sit and do nothing. Never got a single case.

Mark
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[warped one]

So do I get 2weeks off work for doing this?

Warped
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amnesia - Never in the history of usernames has one been more accurate. Warped indeed. You sir are a fecking oddball.

[Ariel Badger]

[Hetzer]

[the grim reaper]

I did it and I would agree with a lot of the above, it is:

a) boring
b) scary how crap duty CPS solicitors are
c) Frustrating

I had only one case that reached it's conclusion and it was for a bunch of girls breaking into another girl's house and trashing it. The only reason it got to court, I believe, was because the little troglodyte who was accused had been done numerous times before and they wanted to get her for something. We found her guilty because of the law where if an agreement is made to commit a crime, then all parties are guilty of that crime. At one point the CPS was having an argument with this illiterate (couldn't read her own statement) 16 year old like so:

CPS: I put it to you that you did it
Trog: I never
CPS: Well, I put it to you that you did
Trog: I never
CPS: well I put it to you ..... etc etc

Well done mate, 7 years legal training put to good use there. Putting 'I put it to you' before every sentence does not change the fact that you are arguing with a 16 year old illiterate, and losing!

Another case that was looking interesting was a couple who met in a mental home and then were released and lived together. If the evidence the woman gave was true then he was a violent nutter. Unfortunately, she kept giving evidence on events that were not covered by the case, so the jury was dismissed in case we had been misled.

All in all interesting but scary when you remember that a court case costs c. £20k a day.

Cheers

Grim
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[warped one]

[MattHirst]

Well haven't you just be diangosed as a medium-severe fruit cake or something?

Surely thats enough for them to not want you on their jury team.
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[Skudd]

[iooi]