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Algernon Moncrieff

(5,961 posts) Tue Nov 16, 2021, 06:30 PM Nov 2021

I was on a felony jury in July [View all]

It was a tough case. Attempted sexual assault involving a couple in a domestic situation.

We asked to have the 911 call replayed and we read and discussed the jury instructions. There was a lot of back and forth, but ultimately we came to a verdict, albeit reluctantly, of guilty because of the facts that were presented and the law we were told to follow in the instructions.

I do not envy the jurors in the Rittenhouse case. High profile. High pressure. All any of us can do at this point is hope they can reach a just verdict.

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I was on a felony jury in July [View all] Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2021 OP

While waiting for a verdict, everyone can watch "12 Angry Men" again... n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2021 #1

sometimes, people really are guilty Skittles Nov 2021 #4

Guilty of what though. Frasier Balzov Nov 2021 #10

I was once the jury foreperson on a murder trial Siwsan Nov 2021 #2

And if the shooter missed ... lpbk2713 Nov 2021 #3

I actually asked her if it had been a third shot, would it have been manslaughter? Siwsan Nov 2021 #5

March 2020 For Me ProfessorGAC Nov 2021 #6

I was on a county grand jury in Maine left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 #7

I was on a jury jimfields33 Nov 2021 #8

My experiance on a jury was there were people on it who lied about things the Judge ... marble falls Nov 2021 #9

Years ago I was on a criminal jury. I think both sides assumed the other would strike me. TomSlick Nov 2021 #11