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What are the rules for federal jury duty? Serving on a federal jury in the Southern District of Florida is different than being a juror in a Florida state court.
Suspect scammers have contacted you? County officials advise calling local clerk's office or law enforcement before giving out personal information.
Talarico said jury duty is an important constitutional right and that a small number of people are ever called to serve. He said a majority of people are excused for a cause or excused because ...
Jury instructions, also known as charges or directions, are a set of legal guidelines given by a judge to a jury in a court of law. They are an important procedural step in a trial by jury , and as such are a cornerstone of criminal process in many common law countries .
Jury sequestration is the isolation of a jury to avoid accidental or deliberate tainting of the jury by exposing them to outside influence or information that is not admissible in court. [1] In such cases, jurors are usually housed at a hotel, where they are not allowed to read the newspaper, watch television, or access the Internet, and may ...
Deandre Somerville, who spent 10 days in jail after he overslept and missed jury duty, had his record cleared by a judge in Florida. Judge clears record of man jailed for missing jury duty Skip to ...
A jury found that a grandmother was guilty of assaulting her 7-week-old grandchild, which the jury found had died of shaken baby syndrome. The Supreme Court held that the Ninth Circuit exceeded its authority under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) in reversing the verdict for insufficient evidence. KPMG LLP v. Cocchi: 10-1521: 2011-11-07
Sep. 8—The jury duty phone scam has been circulating around the country since at least 2013, according to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Purveyors of the ruse have been trying to ...