Larry David :: Jury Duty

Larry tries to get out of jury duty ...

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Comedy

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• larry
• david
• jury

[criscros7]

Problem?

[justanotheraccounton]

"I don't think that would be considered a serious crime.."

[RedFootballJV]

LOL I just got called for jury duty.. As soon as I saw the letter I thought of this scene.

[ThisIsStupidist]

should i use this excuse for tomorrow?

[isteemaen]

Yeah the defendant wouldn't have made it into Seinfeld.

[lonelygnome1]

Well played, Mr. David...

[ScienceWillPrevail]

@Dgamer21 I called, but the number is just a sex hotline.

[2000CivicHatch]

hahahahahaha

[UdallIn72]

@flavoredwallpaper

I'm not referring to cases where there's a conflict of laws issue.

I'm talking about when the first-instance question is a matter of federal law.

(Note: Although Canada is a federation, it has a unitary judiciary--we don't have separate "provincial" and "federal" judiciaries. So I find the American approach weird, alien, and extremely interesting.)

[flavoredwallpaper]

@UdallIn72

Nope. Federal courts only apply the "substantive" law of the state in question, if indeed there is a state issue in question, and not NOT "procedural" law of the state (like its voir dire process or jury selection/eligibility). But don't trust me; I'm only a second year law student :P

[UdallIn72]

@flavoredwallpaper

Here's one for you:

Is there only one set of jury eligibility requirements for all American federal courts, or do the rules vary by state or district?

[flavoredwallpaper]

@UdallIn72

Regardless of the jurisdiction, and whether it's technically permitted, it's unusual for police officers, lawyers, judges, etc. to make it through voir dire without getting struck for cause. But it has been known to happen, at least in the US. My criminal law professor said that she once sat on a jury in which the judge was a former law student of hers! It was many years since she taught him (she's in her 80s), but it's still very surprising.

[UdallIn72]

@travisr11

Okay, well, that's clearly a matter that will vary by jurisdiction.

I'm from Alberta, Canada, and our Jury Act specifically excludes police officers, lawyers, judges, and so forth from eligibility.

I probably over-reached a little in assuming that the same would be the case everywhere.

[OmegaPisces]

LoL, epic... I'll remember this next time. Does it still count if you're the same color?

[travisr11]

@UdallIn72

Except for the fact that lawyers, judges, and police officers are eligible. Though they rarely get through voir dire, it happens. The dean at my law school was on a jury actually.

[WARof77]

@criscros7 lol is that the source of the troll?

[hahaha12345678993]

why is it that everyone hates jury duty, i for one want to on one so i can take some time off work

[MinecraftSource]

@DERBYCFC motherfucker don't know what google is!

[UdallIn72]

@wilcox24

As a general rule, they want jurors to come into things with a completely clean slate. This is why lawyers, judges, and police officers are not eligible for jury service.

They'd rather not have people coming in with preconceptions as to criminal procedure and the substantive law.

[Dgamer21]

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[Lousypenguin]

@DERBYCFC Yummy!

[DERBYCFC]

@Lousypenguin An Almond Joy is a candy bar manufactured by Hershey's. It consists of a coconut-based center topped with an almond and coated in a layer of milk chocolate.

[Lousypenguin]

What the heck is an Almond Joy?

[wilcox24]

why do they ask if you served on a jury before?

[SopranosFan777]

I like the expressions on his face when he states his inability to be fair and impartial to the defendant as well as when he says "Problem?"

[jbond5150]

depends on how you put it. usually that bluntly could get you a contempt of court charge. There are easier ways of getting out of it. remember, too, that what you state becomes public record.