Jury Pool From Hell: Sex, Drugs & Biased

[MA-Caver]

Amusing at best, sad at worse.

Attorney meets the 'jury pool from hell'

Tuesday, January 18, 2005 Posted: 4:30 PM EST (2130 GMT)

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) -- Defense attorney Leslie Ballin
called it the "jury pool from hell."

The group of prospective jurors was summoned to listen to a
case of Tennessee trailer park violence.

Right after jury selection began last week, one man got up
and left, announcing, "I'm on morphine and I'm higher than
a kite."

When the prosecutor asked if anyone had been convicted of a
crime, a prospective juror said that he had been arrested
and taken to a mental hospital after he almost shot his
nephew. He said he was provoked because his nephew just
would not come out from under the bed.

Another would-be juror said he had had alcohol problems and
was arrested for soliciting sex from an undercover officer.
"I should have known something was up," he said. "She had
all her teeth."

Another prospect volunteered he probably should not be on
the jury: "In my neighborhood, everyone knows that if you
get Mr. Ballin (as your lawyer), you're probably guilty."
He was not chosen.

The case involved a woman accused of hitting her brother's
girlfriend in the face with a brick. Ballin's client was
found not guilty.

Our justice system could use a bit of a tweak here and there don't you think?
Particularly in jury selection of our peers when we're brought up for trial. Ya, gotta admit the potential jurors were honest. What do you all think?

 

[Zepp]

Thanks for the tips on how I can get out of jury-duty next time.

The scary thing is, they most likely found these people for the jury pool because they're registered to vote. Our country is so doomed it's hilarious.

 

[tshadowchaser]

Sounds like they would either have one wild party in the jury room or kill each other off.
You can never be sure of who and what anyone is when you are on a jury. Many places do not even screen the jury if it is not a federal crime

 

[FearlessFreep]

I think the scary part is that many people these days try to figure out how to dodge jury duty so the ones left to serve are the ones that weren't clever enough

 

[Blind]

I think the scary part is that many people these days try to figure out how to dodge jury duty so the ones left to serve are the ones that weren't clever enough

THAT is a good point.