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BumRushDaShow

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15. "A 35-minute verdict never happens."
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 01:16 PM
1 hr ago

I was actually on a jury a couple years ago when we took less than that time - mainly because the prosecutor's case was just too weak and contrived (it was a criminal felony gun charge).

I.e., we decided within about 10 minutes and the rest of the time was taken to have the foreperson fill out the jury form and allow some time for a couple of jurors to go to the bathroom before we alerted the court worker that we had a verdict.

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