Why was I dismissed from jury duty?
355936
It's impossible to know without knowing the crime or the defendant. Perhaps the defendant was similar to yourself. Prosecutors like to avoid having jurors who can identify with the defendants. Makes for acquittals and hung juries.
189467
That is such a vague question that it makes it hard to answer. Why was it revoked? I guess I'll just throw some reasons out there.\n\nIf it was suspended/revoked because:\n\n1) you failed to pay a fine, pay the fine.\n\n2) you failed to show up for a court date, call the court and request a new one. You may also have a warrant for your arrest. Call the police and ask to be cited out on the warrant. Most places will. They don't generally take you to jail for traffic warrants. The bigger the police department, the better your chances of being cited are.\n\n3) you drove drunk more than twice and had it revoked. Time may be the only thing that can cure that. Call the DMV.\n\n4) you drove drunk and refused to submit to any chemical testing. Again, time may be your only cure. Again, call the DMV.\n\nSorry so vague, but you need to list some details. Hope this helps.\n\n\nEDIT AFTER DETAILS:\n\nOK, so it sounds like the driver isn't a very good one and made poor choices after being suspended. However, a "legal and lawful" reason might be you are the sole transportation for an elderly/dependnt adult, your drive for a living, ETC.\n\nI can't speak as to a revoked license, but a suspended license can have provisions put on it to allow driving only during the course of employment, driving to and from work, and to and from a treatment program, such as AA.
579979
Did you acknowledge receipt of the summons?\n\nWho told you that you were in contempt?\n\nIf it is small claims and you were served but did not show, you usually automatically lose rather then be held in contempt.\n\nRegardless, contact the courts.  I am sure the matter can be resolved with a rescheduled date.  If you address the issue promptly, worst case you might incur a fine but you will probably just be issued another court date.
515619
Don't worry I got a letter to be on jury duty while I was in JAIL!!! LOL So my mom sent the letter back and told them that. \n\nThe next year I got another one and went to it. It was for a DWI case, well I had 2 DWI's and of course they didn't pick me. \n\nJust because you get summoned to go doesn't mean your going to be on it. They summoned around 20-30 people on mine and only 8 or 12 actually was on the jury duty for the case. 8 I'm leaning toward. \n\nSo go and just say you agree with what the person did and you won't have to serve!!! :)
192098
If you need to you can generally get out siting work or health issues.  If neither of those excuses work, when the lawyers question you answer them with what you know they don't want to hear, so they will dismiss you.  If it is a rape case you can allude that you were either raped or accused of rape, they won't want you on the case....\n\nBefore you do that though consider doing your civic duty, I have been a juror.  It's interesting you learn a lot about the process and it's not as bad as you think, just bring busy work.
1106000
Just because the ticket was dismissed does not mean you are not at fault in the accident.  In your case since you say you got it dismissed for a technicality instead of "I proved I didn't run a red light" it will still stand as the cause of the accident.  Remember from your own wording you did not disprove that you ran the light, rather you got a ticket dismissed, these are two seperate things.  One can be at fault in an accident and not be issued a ticket.  The decison to issue a ticket is up to the police, but even if they don't it's not considered proof that you're not at fault, only that you were lucky and got away without a ticket.
294299
why'd you have a court appearance? sounds like false arrest under habeus corpus.
70778
Yes, they do. Anyone called for jury duty must report to the court..If you have a very good reason, to not appear, such as being ill, or disabled, you must show the proof to the court clerk, or contact them, and explain your situation..A letter from your doctor, will be enough..
289987
Sure can.\n\nThe only thing that would keep your from being a juror is a prejudice in the case. Such as knowing the parties or having a strong opinion on the case.\n\nA good understanding of the law is a good benefit for the jury. you would add more meaning to a verdict.
1032792
the end of the Grim reaper is right..you are probably just looking for an excuse to get out of it..here is awayto get out of jury duty, go live in North Korea, or Cuba...no trial by jury there..it makes me laugh here we have troops putting their life on the line everyday, and most people cant even be bothered to spend one day on Jury duty, the only thing this country asks you to do besides pay taxes..this is what I say if you opt out of jury duty, then if you should ever need a trial by jusy it should be denied to you, if you dont have the time to hear you neighbors case why should they spend the tim elistening to yours
81461
One of these days it will be in the mailbox. It will tell you when and where to report. If you need to get out you can ask for a different date, or go and talk to the judge and explain why it would be a hardship for you to serve. The odds of getting out depend on where you live and how difficult it is to get quilified jurors. If you can serve do it and you will probably enjoy the experience.
1081732
Ordinarily, the court will keep both parties well informed.  However, if you had representation, even a public "pretender" then that is the preson whom the court will community with about the status of the case.\n\nYou can go to the clerk of the court and obtain the signed document (hearing) that verifies that charges were dismissed.
172605
If you were convicted of a felony either by a judge or by pleading guilty, I imagine the same laws apply as if you'd been convicted by a jury. After all, if you did not receive a jury trial it's because you felt it was to your advantage to waive that right.\n\nIf you were tried and not found guilty, or the charges were dropped, then you are considered innocent of your crime and not a felon.
49244
Jury trial is susceptible to typical biases that a vast majority of the public holds. It also becomes subjective and inconsistent. Composition of the jury, instead of nature of the alleged crime and the letter of law, becomes a critical factor in judgments. For a write-up on why jury trial was abolished in India, read\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._M._Nanavati_vs._State_of_Maharashtra
331057
Depends on the jurisdiction, but you can be arrested and cited for contempt in most cases.  I'd suggest you contact the court clerk as soon as possible and rectify the situation.  Don't let this turn into something major.  Take responsibility and fix it.
10001
It really depends on where you are and how many people in your local area are dodging their responsibilities as citizens to serve jury duty.\n\nNot very long ago this problem was covered in The Los Angeles Times. In Los Angeles, dodging jury duty is such a problem that judges are passing out fines and punishments frequently, (even to people who thought their medical problems would excuse them), and are not as relaxed in leniency in comparison to other cities.\n\nIncidentally, serving jury duty time is a very interesting thing. It makes an ordinary citizen a part of an important process of justice. There are many people who complain of a lack of justice. This is a small way they can contribute to justice being served.
395809
I would actually like to selected to jury duty.I guess I'm a dork.