If we are charged with a crime our constitution gives each
of us a right to a trial by a jury of our peers. This is one of our best
protections from an over zealous government prosecutors’. Regrettably many people try to get out of Jury
Duty because it is an inconvenience.
To sit on a jury is a sacred trust to weigh evidence and
decide according to the law some one to be guilty or not guilty of a crime.
That can be a confusing and difficult task. Someone may a have done the deed
but did so with in the law so not guilty of the crime. Sometimes a jury gets
hung up when one or more do not agree with the rest.
No matter which way the verdict goes there will be people
who do not understand how such a verdict could be reached. If you are called to jury duty consider it an
honor to participate in our justice system and provide a fellow citizen with
justice that is fair, guilty or not.
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