I had Jury Duty yesterday. This was my third time on duty -- served once on a trial, the second time I was picked but the case settled just before the trial started. I've seen plenty of potential jurors try to get out of service during voir dire, but yesterday this guy really won the prize.
The case I was called for was a murder trial. Stabbing in East New York, defendant claiming self-defense. (I think I got off because the case I served on ten years ago was an assault case where the perp also pled self-defense.) As we were sitting in the jury box, the defense attorney asked us yet again if there was any reason we might be biased. "Yeah," said the guy who was "in construction" in the back. This was the guy who had earlier volunteered the fact that he once found two bodies in a building, as if that might disqualify him. "I guess I feel bad for your client, because you're kind of boring. The prosecutor is a lot more interesting so I'd be more likely to listen to him."
I don't think he got picked.
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