:: How to be just enough of a smartass during jury selection as to ensure dismissal without risking a charge of contempt ::

Monday, May 02, 2005

Say, for instance, the case involves a pedestrian suing a driver for medical expenses and punitive damages.

Attorney for the defense - a man seeking to ferret out potential bias: "You mentioned that your roommate was hit by an automobile recently. Should I be concerned about that?"

Prospective juror (in this example, the part of "prospective juror" will be played by me): "That depends on how much you wish for his well-being."

Zing! Aaaaaand, dismissed.

Posted by morland @ 12:04 PM

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My friend Yvonne recently sat through a week of Jury Duty. Before entering the process, she asked what we believed could get her easily dismissed from her legal duty. I said, "Just tell people you hate Asians and hope they all burn in hell." She replied, "But I am Chinese." "Exactly," I said as I winked at her. "Exactly"

Unfortunately, it didn't work. Do you think that if I went in and said that about Jews it would work? You can't tell I'm a jew from the outside.

Posted by: Joey Brooks on May 2, 2005 03:41 PM

Probably not - they check the inside too.

Posted by: morland on May 2, 2005 11:45 PM

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