Help! The US federal court wants me for a grand jury?
816658
You are to be a witness,  a grand jury will question you about what you know,  you are required to answer them unless you are involved in the crime you are testifing about.\n( and if they give you imunity, you are still required to testify)
1026529
Kind of. It's kind of random how they select people. But as long as you are registered to vote, you should be chosen within every 7-10 years. (I just got summoned actually, I need to report in July). But when you do get summoned, some ways to help you a little bit is when asked if you would take a cops word over the accused's word just because he's a cop, say no. Because you shouldn't assume the cop is telling the truth just because he's a cop. Also don't say anything that might make you seem more biased against any particular race, religion or anything like that. Answer the ballot the way you think they would want you to.\n\nMy mom did jury duty a couple months ago. She originally didn't want to do it but got chosen anyway. She ended up really enjoying it. I want to do it too, but I'm a little nervouse about taking the bus to Norristown (about an hr from my house) by myself at 7:00 in the morning...\n\nGood luck though! I know you'll probably enjoy it. It's kind of exciting and you learn a lot of legal stuff. Like my mom knows such much about Identity Fraud now because that's what her case was about. Enjoy!
191262
Go to the courthouse and ask.
757944
I volunteered for ayuda zillions of years ago. You need to call them and make an ppointment for an intake. They will decide if they can take your case or not because their resources are limited and also they do not take all types of cases and you must be low income or indigent. If they can not help you then I recommend you contact AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association) and they can help you with a referral list. Both of their numbers are on the yellow pages or call 4-1-1 and ask for it. Both organizations' offices are in Washington DC.
411765
Rules vary widely from area to area...but I would contact the jury duty people first chance to see if they can re-schedule you.
591577
You seriously need the advice of local counsel specializing in such cases and who is familiar with the courts in your district.\n\nGood luck.
453348
I am not sure, but I would like to sign up for this investigation!
736917
Is this for the criminal case? If so, you should request a judge that you want to represent yourself. The judge will make sure you understand the consequences of such representation. If the judge permits, you can represent yourself.
1020682
No such rule.  If you live in the jurisdiction, you can be called.  Most juries are at the county level and only a few counties are that large anyway.  For Federal courts, you may have to travel hundreds of miles though they often provide transportation.\n\nWhen you are called for jury duty, the paperwork will explain the reasons that you can be excused.  You still have to show up on the first day and plead your case with the judge.  Bring proof; without it you will NOT be excused.
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Since you had an attorney, I urge you to speak with him.  It appears that, with what you disclosed here, you have an excellent case.  Why aren't you considering pressing charges against immigration officials?
944733
As far as I know, you are arrested, held over for trial (preliminary hearing comes first), you then hear your charges & make your plea guilty or not guilty. You are then given a date for your trial to start & in between, you will have other hearings, called bail hearings, to find out how much it's gonna cost you to get out until you actually go to trial.  If you have no money for bail, then you stay there until the trial starts, which takes months.  I don't know why you, a relative, would not be permitted to enter the courtroom.  Are you a minor?  Perhaps she didn't want you to hear some of the things that were being said or she doesn't want you involved with her case because it could cost you your life.  Especially if she is or was associating with  people in the drug industry.  She should have a Public Defender & they should be able to answer your questions with her written permission.  Call them & ask.  Remember, the District Attorney is on the side of the People, which would be the Police who arrested her, so be careful what you say to them, because they could associate you with the wrong element & you could end up in as much trouble as she is in.  Chances are, she is being held for her own safety.  You can have her call you collect, or write her a letter if you cannot visit her.  You will need to call the jail & get her booking number to put on the letter.  Also, you will need to send it in a post office envelope that has the stamp pre-printed on it.  Most jails won't accept anything with a stick-on stamp on the envelope!
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In the federal sector you must have either/or evidence to support the claim, notes of what occurred with questions that have to be answered who, what, when, and how. You should also have a list of potential witnesses. First will come an informal investigation to determine if a formal investigation is warranted. After that there will be a lot of time frames that will have to be met in a timely manner. after that you basically play a waiting game.
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The list is random and you cannot find out when you will be called for the questioning; they just keep calling the prospective jurors to ask them questions until they find 12 that they think will be  qualified.  \n\nIf you do become one of those, then when they ask you questions, be a lil bias or ask them to clarify it because you dont understand....That way, the attorneys will send you home.  Very easy...hehehe....\n\nby the way dont mention that you have a planned vacation coming up...they will probrably give you a hard time knowing you are just trying to get away from it.
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under section 336 of the INA you have the right to request a hearing before the us district court if USCIS has not made a determination on your application with in 120 days of your examination.  \n\ni think it is called a mandamus.  fil this and they will defintely speed it up.
576234
At the outset of any jury trial the judge will ask a number of disqualifying questions such as (they will be relevant to the trial at hand):\n\nDo you  know the defendant?\nHave you worked in law enforncement?\nHave you been convicted of _______?\nIs anyone in your family a police officer?\nWould serving on the jury of a 3 week trial induce an unreasonable burden (financial, family etc)?\n\nThe judge is probing to find jurors that might be biased. Answering yess to any of these initial questions will probably get you off. But if you do answer yes to these qustions, be prepared to elaborate on your response. Judges don't like jury jumpers. The judge will use the scorn of your fellow potential jurors to keep you from escaping easily. You'oll probably be further questioned in front of the entire group of potential jurors. \n\nIf this doesn't work. Then during the Voi Dire (when the lawyers start questioning) you will have a second chance. This round of questioning is meant to weed out jurors that might be detrimental to either sides particular case. Each side has a limited number of objections available to them and may have a number of jurors removed. These will be questions that obviously favor a specific side in the case such as:\n\nWould you be more or less likely to believe a member of the law enforcement community?\nDo you find someone more credible if they hold a higher educational degree?\n\nMy best advice would be not to outright lie, but stretch the truth. Don't be the first one to respond to a judges questioning. The first person is usually the scapegoat for the judges speech on how jury service is a civic duty. Choose your timeing wisely, because if you onject more than once the judge will recognize your evasive tactics. Also I would not try for the "unreasonable burden" argument. There are very few legitimate circumstances that fall under these category.
113255
Check at courthouse and they will be glad to help you...........
893648
What were you charged with? If you have written an admission to the crime, you need to plead either guilty or no contest, or the prosecutor will tear you apart. There should be a lawyer at your arraignment, if you live in the U.S. and this is district court, because they always have court-appointed public defenders there for this reason. He or she will give you more information when you explain your situation, and you will be given time to sit with him/her before the hearing.