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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Anyone had to do it? What did you think? x

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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago

yumsville

cool sent em down myself, just nobody agreed with me until the 3rd day

a free sandwhich wouldnt have gone amiss though

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By *rumalexMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

"Anyone had to do it? What did you think? x"

did it years ago, was very boring was there for 8 days in court for 2 and a half days, a lot of sitting around doing nothing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I did it about hmmmm 4-5 years or so ago now. I found it pretty interesting to be fair but you need to be prepaired for a lot of waiting around! Out of my 10 days service, I think I was sitting on a jury for 3 1/2 days so mucho boredom.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Think im exempt

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By *ugby 123Couple
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over a year ago

O o O oo

I did it and loved it....luckily I didn't have to sit around, had three cases one after the other.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Think im exempt"

What have you done wrong? =p

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"Think im exempt

What have you done wrong? =p"

Cant tell you, you might be on my next case

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Think im exempt

What have you done wrong? =p

Cant tell you, you might be on my next case

I'll look forward to it =P x

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By (user no longer on site)
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over a year ago

I was 18 when I did it and thought it was pure theatre played out right before my eyes

I thought it was less about the actual cases I was sitting in and more about the one upmanship between defenders and prosecuters

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By *ctavius StuntMan
over a year ago

london

if you want to get out of it ask to see the judges oath. By law they have to produce it on request. If they dont the court is illegal and the judge is operating without authority.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I did it about hmmmm 4-5 years or so ago now. I found it pretty interesting to be fair but you need to be prepaired for a lot of waiting around! Out of my 10 days service, I think I was sitting on a jury for 3 1/2 days so mucho boredom. "

The boredom bit would worry me if I were called. I used to serve as a staff council rep a few years ago and struggled to stay awake through meetings, I resorted to stabbinging myself in the leg with my pen in the end. Gawd knows how I'd cope on a jury!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I did it last year. Got a horrible case and spent 4 weeks on the jury.

As a result I am now exempt from it as the judge agreed we wouldn't have to do it again.

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

I was called up but I was pregnant so was deemed exempt. After all, no one wants a costly trial to be wasted when one of the jurors goes in to labour! Not been called up since.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Anyone had to do it? What did you think? x"
Did it about 6-7 years ago and helped send a paedophile down for 3 years, so thoroughly enjoyed it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Done it twice, once for 6 weeks for one case, all the legal mumbo jumbo can get boring. Second time waited 3 days for a case

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was called about 3 years ago.

The first three days I was sent home, once due to a FTA - fail to appear.

The fourth day we were summoned down, and then went through the selection process, where we.had to excuse ourselves if we knew any of the court, or the witnesses.

Discovered we were due to sit for a murder trial

Was a highlighted case on Crimewatch !

Basically, it ended up being one of the most exciting points in my life, totally fascinating and gripping, straight out of a John Grisham novel.

The whole case lasted for more than two weeks. Easy enough for me, but was hard for those who were self-employed.

Normally you would be exempt from serving again for a period of four years

Because of the nature of the case en were actually excused for twice the length.

I thought it an honour to perform the service, and would readily do so again

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I would love to do it. I am 44 now and figured I would have been called up by now. I have mates who have done it a couple of times and they liked it, but they were at the Old Bailey, so probably good cases to hear

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I suppose you could say I was lucky ...

The other jury team had a complex fraud case. Five defenders, and defence teams......

They were in there for four weeks !!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I loved doing it - was foreperson on the first case and we got him correctly off - judge commended us for our astute ability to work out the truth and we only took 20 mins to unanimously find him not guilty - and me being me cried when I gave our verdict ........

exeptional emotional case.

Then had another one to do and we found him guilty and rightly so too and it was the same judge but it took 2 days to persuade some of the jury that he was guilty - and the norty person had a record the length of a footy pitch

Would love to be back there now, shame u can't be a juror on a permanent basis lol that job would suit me down to the ground

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By *riendly foeWoman
over a year ago

In a crisp poke on the A814

Was called up years ago but excused due to having young children and being on my own....

Called again about 6yrs ago.....Boooooring!!!! Little sod ended up pleading guilty anyway so we were free to go.....

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Wonder if any fellow jurors will be swingers =p

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

Did it in Leicester a few years ago, got one case that lasted two days. Another jury there at the same time had been hearing a case for a year and a half (the drive by shooting in Birmingham on New Years Eve)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Anyone had to do it? What did you think? x Did it about 6-7 years ago and helped send a paedophile down for 3 years, so thoroughly enjoyed it

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only 3 fooking years must be a zero missing at the end

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Exempt from jury duties.

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By *ackandkateCouple
over a year ago

Truro

Did it when I was 18. Don't remember too much about it, other than it was a shoplifting case

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By *histler21Man
over a year ago

Ipswich

Done it twice. We got a drugs case wrong (let him off). We got a GBH case right.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'll be honest with you, the boredom was without a doubt the worst thing. I had stacks of music on my phone, plus the radio. I had books, and took a paper in every day but you're still bored after a few hours

That however, is when you're waiting to be chosen for a trail, once sitting on a jury I didn't find it boring at all.

I did enjoy that actual trials though. The hours are pretty damn good too lol, started at about 10:30am, had a 1 1/2 hour lunch break and finished by 4pm

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By *ucsparkMan
over a year ago

dudley

"Think im exempt"

Think you might be right

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By *ucsparkMan
over a year ago

dudley

"Anyone had to do it? What did you think? x Did it about 6-7 years ago and helped send a paedophile down for 3 years, so thoroughly enjoyed it

Only three years thought you would have tried to get it hung drawn and quartered

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By *ucsparkMan
over a year ago

dudley

"I loved doing it - was foreperson on the first case and we got him correctly off - judge commended us for our astute ability to work out the truth and we only took 20 mins to unanimously find him not guilty - and me being me cried when I gave our verdict ........

exeptional emotional case.

Would love to be back there now, shame u can't be a juror on a permanent basis lol that job would suit me down to the ground

They do in midlands we call them a linch mob

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never been called, but have worked for some pretty dodgy government jobs so maybe exempt

Actually would not mind doing it, Kindle would help with the boredom.

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By *ucsparkMan
over a year ago

dudley

Can not be called for service plus keep shout hang the bastard does not sit well with some judges

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes and it was long drawn out and a little boring but you can't really avoid it if you are called up.

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

I am not sure i would be good at it.....

if their belt and shoes didn't colour match... GUILTY

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

exeptional emotional case.

Would love to be back there now, shame u can't be a juror on a permanent basis lol that job would suit me down to the ground

They do in midlands we call them a linch mob

am laughing - I would love to do it for a living properly

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i just finished jury service this week waste off my time lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"if you want to get out of it ask to see the judges oath. By law they have to produce it on request. If they dont the court is illegal and the judge is operating without authority.

Alas, this isn't true and is one of those perpetual urban myths!

I imagine the person would feel, rather than see, the judicial authority

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I did it and it was dull ...think dull was preferable to depressing though, would've hated to be forced to listen to anything too distressing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i did jury service and would willingly do it as a full time job, only sat in court for 3hrs a day

we found him guilty and was very emotional to watch the victim and her mother after the verdict was read out

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By *anfiona2Couple
over a year ago

ramsgate

I did it when I was about 25

Was there for 10 days, had 2 days in court.

One case was thrown out for lack of evidence

Second case the fella changed plea to guilty

So I didn't make one decision!

I left there thinking they must waste thousands of pounds every week!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I haven't been called yet, but i am deemed exempt so maybe i won't be. Shame because i would still like the experience of doing so!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"am laughing - I would love to do it for a living properly

Funny you mention that. When I did it, that was a conversation we all had in the waiting room between being called for selection. Struck all of us that there is a place for having 'professional jurors' - people who do it for, say 3 or 6 months, who genuinely want to do it and don't make every excuse under the sun to get out of it.

I would have happily put myself forward for it as I thoroughly enjoyed my two weeks - and sent two people down

(Ah the power!!)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have it coming soon and am dreading it sooo much I had no way to get out of it. My work are already given me grief cuz its a bad time for them. Am dreading the bordum and not being able to use phone for hours lol. My luck is awful so I know I'll get a double murder and end up there for months!!!

Loads of people I know never got called but wanted to and then there's people who don't want to at all so why not have a opt in and out thing!!!

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By *arkstaffsMan
over a year ago

Rugeley

Did it recently and found it really interesting, fascinating really. Quite stressful at times, it is a massive responsibility, but I can honestly say I enjoyed it.

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