Post by DrKrippen on Aug 1, 2021 21:51:28 GMT
Weird thing took place last time I was summoned. I showed up, was picked for a panel, we all went into the court where the questioning by the district attorney and defense attorney goes on. They started asking questions and I thought I was about to have my first real jury duty.
They picked the jury about five people before they got to me. But the judge says the defendants name before this even starts and something clicked in the back of my mind, I had heard that unusual name before. But nothing registered. Finally at the end of the day and those of us not picked were dismissed the defendant got up and turned around.
Wow, what a surprise. The defendant in that case turned out to be the principal at the elementary school I attended as a kid and the name made total sense in an instant. I knew him well cause I spent a lot of time in his office while I was there and he was a cool guy. I was in trouble all the time, little stuff, and he always let me off what I thought was rather lightly. I would have done the same for him but I wasn't picked.