Just got a questionnaire asking if i wanted to sit on a grand jury, not sure how i feel about it? Has anyone ever sat on a grand jury?

A friend of mine did it here. Last way longer than regular jury duty but had more regular hours. I think they met like once a month for 4 hours or more as needed but they didn't bounce things around like a yo-yo the way circuit court can. He liked it, got to tell the state people no once and while, their case was too weak or not right. I think he had it for 6 months.

More information shared there then in a trial but one sided the info you do get.

Here its 2 years of service once or twice a month

It last a while but like others said here it's twice a month and can take the entire day, usually not though. I found it interesting. It gave me a lot of insight into how cases are put together primarily by the state.

Thoughts from the day crew?

Was the vice chair on grand jury once. In NY it almost impossible to get dismissed from serving on a grand jury. From my experience, the saying, a grand jury will even indict a ham sandwich, I found to be true.

I think it would be a good experience for anybody. It's one sided for the prosecution but doesn't take much brain power. It'll give you some insight to what the darker parts of the world really are like and how the system actually thinks to a small degree.

Id go for it! Hopefully once ina Lifetime experience though!

I think the important word that people ignore in the phrases jury duty and grand jury duty is duty. If at all possible, we should attempt to serve our obligation to be on the jury. Without jurors our whole criminal justice system will fail.

Keith

I have served on a district grand jury several times and on a federal grand jury once over the years here in Texas.

On the district it was for six month periods and could not serve on consecutive juries. The district attorney would notify us when to go in to meet. I have served at least two times where we never met at all in a six month period. This is a very rural area and not heavily populated.

When I served on the federal grand jury I believe it was for 18 months and we met once or twice a month. I had to go 115 miles one way for this duty. We were paid by the day and paid for mileage both ways.

I have also served on one federal jury and several petit juries. I just always thought it was my duty as a citizen to serve.

Well it is absolutely none of my business but since you asked...............I believe if you are interested in serving on a grand jury.............I would never discuss it on social media of any type....not even TMAN. You can be sure someone will check for things like that.

6 months at a clip here.

You don’t decide anyone’s guilt just whether or not there is enough evidence to send it to trial. It also is a majority thing.

There will be those on there that “are the smartest folks in the room” and ask a bunch of questions trying to let everybody know it but for the most part, for me at least, if they have evidence to convict then go to trial if you don’t, come back when you do. lol