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PRETZEL

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53. Around 25 or so,

Reply to ohiosmith (Original post)

Thu Jan 26, 2012, 10:09 AM

Jan 2012

but it was the last one that has made me rethink the jury system as it stands now.

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How many juries have you served on? [View all] ohiosmith Jan 2012 OP

Will you still need me, will you feed me, when I'm Ptah Jan 2012 #1

Of course. ohiosmith Jan 2012 #2

5 OriginalGeek Jan 2012 #3

No star automatically drops you to a 60% chance in itself. MiddleFingerMom Jan 2012 #6

35. And one (First Degree Murder trial - the Tucson yoga instructor murder) in real life. MiddleFingerMom Jan 2012 #4

Did you serve on the hung jury or the one that convicted her? ohiosmith Jan 2012 #8

I was hung. MiddleFingerMom Jan 2012 #11

Did you tell the hot D.A. you were hung? ohiosmith Jan 2012 #26

you do realize who you were asking that, right? Kali Jan 2012 #34

Bad idea eh? ohiosmith Jan 2012 #45

Well, um... you see... um... you DO know that's um... you know... all relative, right? MiddleFingerMom Jan 2012 #46

Hahahaha! ohiosmith Jan 2012 #56

14 for me. deucemagnet Jan 2012 #5

54 REP Jan 2012 #7

68 - nt Ohio Joe Jan 2012 #9

Still at zero! It's all about the timing! RedCloud Jan 2012 #10

One.... AnneD Jan 2012 #12

43 for me. pacalo Jan 2012 #13

3? You must be a hanging judge. trof Jan 2012 #14

10 for me, canceled maybe 4-5 Initech Jan 2012 #15

21 dimbear Jan 2012 #16

Ummmmmmmmmm.... where is it? Oh. 29 kentauros Jan 2012 #17

Didn't count them, but at least one a day for the past month. n/t RebelOne Jan 2012 #18

you have done 29 Kali Jan 2012 #35

5 amyrose2712 Jan 2012 #19

61! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2012 #20

I have 64 Ptah Jan 2012 #21

Oh, my dear Ptah! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2012 #23

Just like the Beatles song, Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm 64 Ptah Jan 2012 #28

Same as my total number of Dead shows KamaAina Jan 2012 #22

Too many. I'm at 21, and have learned to hate it. Curmudgeoness Jan 2012 #24

You can opt out...why don't you? CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2012 #27

I have thought about it. But it seems to be this stupid sense of duty Curmudgeoness Jan 2012 #29

Only 31 Duer 157099 Jan 2012 #25

Don't know, never kept track of them. oneshooter Jan 2012 #30

About the same as you. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #31

39 for you Kali Jan 2012 #36

I didn't realize the number of juries served was on our profiles. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #54

Couple dozen. bluedigger Jan 2012 #32

31 - and 100% chance of serving again csziggy Jan 2012 #33

get some posts hidden Kali Jan 2012 #37

With my luck, I'd go over the line and get tombstoned csziggy Jan 2012 #41

43 for me Kali Jan 2012 #38

43 ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #39

Same as you. applegrove Jan 2012 #40

17 Neoma Jan 2012 #42

Real juries? BiggJawn Jan 2012 #43

19, and as I'm usually on here late and on West Coast time I mostly get the night court cases. bluesbassman Jan 2012 #44

Only two. TreasonousBastard Jan 2012 #47

38. Iggo Jan 2012 #48

52 laconicsax Jan 2012 #49

31 HappyMe Jan 2012 #50

On DU, 11 or 12. None in real life. nt Ilsa Jan 2012 #51

72. nt seabeyond Jan 2012 #52

Around 25 or so, PRETZEL Jan 2012 #53

37, but I've also had to turn down 5-10 charlie and algernon Jan 2012 #55

15 geardaddy Jan 2012 #57

19 so far. Swede Jan 2012 #58

8 jorno67 Jan 2012 #59

Six Ron Obvious Jan 2012 #60

1, and I was released, because I knew the defendant. Amerigo Vespucci Jan 2012 #61