If so, what did it involve and how did it end? I was called to Jury duty but was not selected.

Was notified once many years ago, but it was dismissed the day before. Was just notified again for 4/15.

I was a juror on a murder trial. He was found guilty.
Was also on a Grand Jury one. Very interesting process. Jurors get to ask questiins.

Quite a few times now.
Last time I was called in stayed for two 7 hours days.
4 different rape cases. All pled out and we got sent home. Never saw anything just sat in a huge court room and read a book.

I was an alternate juror for a civil case dealing with a motor vehicle accident. Heard all of the testimony for 5 days but since all the main jurors were still there, myself and the other alternate was dismissed before deliberations. Still don't know how they voted. I think it was a frivolous lawsuit.


I have also served on the grand jury. In my county when you get selected for the grand jury you are on the jury for 1 year. Normally this is one session every 4 months for a total of 3 sessions. They say it is possible to have a special session but could not think of the last time it happened. All 3 sessions I was in were done by lunch. Grand juror is pretty easy. You listen to evidence given and vote if it is enough to indict someone with a crime. You are not deciding guilt.

I was on jury duty , a semi truck driver hit a broke down pickup truck along interstate.
The guy working on it was along ditch side, lost his lower leg.

We the jury where in deliberation just over 6 hours and the trucking company settled with a large cash settlement.
I felt and still feel honored to of served, took 4 full days.
Was very interesting.

Nope. In 42 years I have not once even been called for it.

No but the court sent me letters to call a # but my # was not called.

I was on one, child molestation, grandmother supposedly touched grandson inappropriately.

Lasted all day and towards the end the boy admitted to lying about it because his dad was mad at the grandmother. We acquitted.

Once. Drunk driving, not the first time. Convicted. Tough decision. Didn’t like being on the jury one bit.

Talked to the defense attorney some time after the trial - said he learned one thing from that trial - never put drivers Ed instructors on a drunk driving jury. Their minds are made up even before the trial starts.

Once in the 80’s got selected on a jury where a homeowner was trying to sue the guy that built his house because the way it was built allowed water to come in the bedroom every time it rained from the east.

Second time was just a few years ago . A 19 year old kid was accused of sexual assault on his 13 year old step sister. The arresting officer was struck by the 19 year old with a throwing axe. He was accused and convicted of attempted murder on a police officer.

Only got to sit in for selection once, they got the jury filled before my number came up theft case

I was only called once but not selected. I've been "on call" a couple times where I call once a week to see if I'm needed, but never was.

Last time I was called for JD, Was many years ago, and I dodged a bullet!

I was selected but during the vetting process they told us we would likely be sequestered and it would be a LONG trial. A furnace guy slipped and fell and was suing the homeowner. I had to beg off because of a dog that was due to whelp any day and I couldn't be away from her for long. I heard on the news about A WHOLE YEAR LATER, that one of the lawyers said something wrong, and caused a mistrial.

Imagine going through that for a whole year for nothing?

Yes. A civil suit. Woman was drunk and fell over a paving block and sued for a million +. I set in the jury chairs listening to two young lawyers alternately lying to us (the Jury) for a day and a half on why Laverne should get the million+. We awarded her $11,000. Far short of what she wanted and she was sad. Then I'm sure those two lawyers got a healthy share of the $11T.

Overall, it was not a negative experience. It will show you how our court systems work.

Got too many family in law enforcement, they won't sit me as a juror in a criminal trial.

I was on a jury that was to decide on a case where the State of Alaska was suing a farmer for not paying his land bill. I asked to have a closed door session with the attorneys. I told them that the State of Alaska had no business selling land then suing for non payment since farming in Alaska has no financial benefit to a farmer. I went home immediately!

Then there was the grand jury case where a step father was accused of touching inappropriately his step- daughter. As more information came out all I could think of was where is Dirty Harry. He was indicted and deserved it!

The last experience with the court was when I tried to get out of serving because it interfered with my construction business. The judge came out of his chamber yelling at me at the top of his lungs. A couple years later I was in a country store and they displayed all the bad checks. Guess what he had one there. I tried to buy it and put it in the paper but they wouldn't sell it to me for 5 times the value. Probably a good thing! I had to decide if my business ( income) was more important than serving and it absolutely was and is.

Aw Yes, 3 days meth lab. Guy was found guilty and likely was, but I was younger. Today I would have said not guilty because I don't believe the state made a strong enough case the lab was his. Guy was living in his brothers garage lab may not have been his. They didn't tie him to it. Like see him check on it give the amount of time the lab took to get to the stage it was at and prove he was the only one there for that amount of time.
The only thing they proved was he was living in the garage and was there at the time the cops showed up and there was a lab in the trunk of a car on the back of the property.

But the guy was down to living in his brothers garage most likely because he hit bottom due to drugs but that is just my guess. We didn't hear what he was giving but a few years later I was at the court house and asked the prosecutor. He got 5 years.

I've been on 2. First one was for theft, it took longer to pick a forman than t find them guilty. Second one was theft and stealing a car. Again took 10 minutes to elect a forman and 5 minutes to convict him. Don't know why they didn't take the offer from the DA.

I was on a trial once, A guy was wandering around a junkyard and the junkyard dog bit him! He lost! I heard stories of mean junkyard dogs that made me a believer!
Was on a grand jury, but got out of it as my wife was a court reporter, I use to proof read the testimony there are some sick SOB's out there.

Yes twice. One was attempted rape. Pretty open and shut case, no doubt about his guilt. The second one was a claim of sexual assault. It didn't make sense because the girl had invited this guy into her room and just so much about her story didn't add up. Found him not guilty.