The Court of Appeal has talked of jurors consulting a ouija board during a trial and leaving deliberations to have sex.
Another juror who left the jury room screaming that they would not go back was grabbed and drawn back into the room, according to three judges.I often wonder what really goes on in the jury room. But I'm not eligible to serve as a juror because of my profession.
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About 5 years ago I narrowly escaped being picked to serve on a jury in the High Court in AKL, the case was a Father who had been molesting his daughters over a long period.
ReplyDeleteThank God I didn't get picked !
I feel your pain. In my last year at law school, the year before my admission, I was finally selected for jury duty. I was ecstatic, knowing that this would probably be my last chance to serve on a jury duty.
ReplyDeleteI trundled off to the High Court, and waited while the Registrar directed potential jurors off to the various courtrooms, by pulling their names out of a box. I waited and waited, until I was the last potential juror left. The box was empty. They had lost my form. I went home.
I checked the mail when I arrived: I had been selected for jury duty, this time in the District Court. It was during exams. I couldn't attend. Thwarted again!