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2. Jury nullification in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Jury nullification has also been criticized for having resulted in the acquittal of whites who victimized blacks in the Deep South. David L. Bazelon argued, "One often-cited abuse of the nullification power is the acquittal by bigoted juries of whites who commit crimes (lynching, for example) against blacks. That repellent practice cannot be ...

3. Jury nullification - Wikipedia

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   Some commonly cited historical examples of jury nullification involve jurors refusing to convict persons accused of violating the Fugitive Slave Act by assisting runaway slaves or being fugitive slaves themselves, and refusal of American colonial juries to convict a defendant under English law. [15] Jury nullification is the source of much debate.

4. Strike for cause - Wikipedia

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   Strike for cause (also referred to as challenge for cause or removal for cause) is a method of eliminating potential members from a jury panel in the United States.. During the jury selection process, after voir dire, opposing attorneys may request removal of any juror who does not appear capable of rendering a fair and impartial verdict, in either determining guilt or innocence and/or a ...

5. Summoned for jury duty? I know how you feel - AOL

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   The courthouse clerk's office was kind enough to remind me by text message that I had failed to report for duty and needed to offer an excuse. It felt kind of like being called to the principal's ...

6. Can age, work or school get you out of jury duty? Here are ...

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   Getting excused from jury duty isn’t guaranteed. The Texas Judicial Branch has a list of exemptions that people can apply for if they were selected to serve. Those exemptions are the following:

7. Here’s how often you can get called for federal jury duty in ...

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   Even if you serve on a jury and are excused by the court, your name remains on the voter files, meaning you could potentially be selected as a possible juror again. Jury selection

8. Juror misconduct - Wikipedia

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   Juror misconduct is when the law of the court is violated by a member of the jury while a court case is in progression or after it has reached a verdict. [1] Misconduct can take several forms: Communication by the jury with those outside of the trial/court case. Those on the outside include “witnesses, attorneys, bailiffs, or judges about the ...

9. Getting out of jury duty the hard way - AOL

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   Erik Slye really didn't want to miss work earlier this year when he was called to serve on a Montana jury. The 36-year-old man sent a notarized affidavit to the court, writing, "I CANNOT take time ...