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NoSoup · 01-31-2006, 09:18 AM

I was called for Jury Duty and had to serve it very, very shortly after my 18th Birthday. As I had not yet registered to vote, since no elections had happened at that point, I can say inequivically that Wisconsin must use some other means to find jury members. I imagine the DMV or Taxes, but cannot say for certain.

The case that I worked on was highly unusual.

As far as what I learned from the experience, I would have to say that I lost a lot of faith in the system - by the end of the trial several of the jurors just wanted what the rest of the group wanted so we could get out of there. During our first poll after we went into deliberation, it was 11-1 for the prosecution - with me being the only one for the defendant. After two days of deliberation, we ended up getting all 12 votes for the defendant. Kinda scary to think what would have happened had I not stuck to my guns...

As far as the selection goes, first the defense and prosecution picked a pool of potential jurors, and then each side selected six people from that pool. I was the last name called for each, but was almost certain that I was going, as those that were picked were either the youngest or the oldest from the pool.

01-31-2006, 09:18 AM	#26 (permalink)
NoSoup Non-Rookie Location: Green Bay, WI	I was called for Jury Duty and had to serve it very, very shortly after my 18th Birthday. As I had not yet registered to vote, since no elections had happened at that point, I can say inequivically that Wisconsin must use some other means to find jury members. I imagine the DMV or Taxes, but cannot say for certain. The case that I worked on was highly unusual. As far as what I learned from the experience, I would have to say that I lost a lot of faith in the system - by the end of the trial several of the jurors just wanted what the rest of the group wanted so we could get out of there. During our first poll after we went into deliberation, it was 11-1 for the prosecution - with me being the only one for the defendant. After two days of deliberation, we ended up getting all 12 votes for the defendant. Kinda scary to think what would have happened had I not stuck to my guns... As far as the selection goes, first the defense and prosecution picked a pool of potential jurors, and then each side selected six people from that pool. I was the last name called for each, but was almost certain that I was going, as those that were picked were either the youngest or the oldest from the pool. __________________ I have an aura of reliability and good judgement. Just in case you were wondering... Last edited by NoSoup; 01-31-2006 at 09:20 AM..