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To: JF Quinnelly who wrote (42943)	11/30/1999 8:39:00 AM
From: Justin C	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

I can feel your pain on the jury summons situation. I've gotten 2 summons this year, for July 26 and October 26, only 3 months apart. I called the court after getting the second one -- was told it was the vagaries of random selection. I seriously considered tossing the summons -- several people have told me they've ignored jury summons as there is no proof they received them. But I would worry more about the sheriff knocking on the door than an unpleasant day of jury duty. On the last jury duty, I was picked for a felony DWI jury -- in Texas after 2 DWI convictions, the third arrest becomes a felony. We convicted, and the attorneys had a prior agreement for a 4-year sentence in the event of a conviction. The jury selection and the trial each lasted 1 day, so it wasn't too bad. For lunch the bailiff marched us down to the street where he commandeered a Metro bus and took us to a Chinese restaurant several blocks away -- had a pleasant lunch with pleasant people. Back in our fifth-floor jury deliberation room with a window view, we were serenaded by a street person below playing a trumpet -- This Land Is Your Land and old gospel songs like Trust And Obey. And we had a woman juror use our men's room when the ladies' room was occupied. Upon exiting, she announced that we had left the seat up and that she had cleaned up after us.

To: JF Quinnelly who wrote (42943)	11/30/1999 1:15:00 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

I got my mousepad too!!! It smells like a Goodyear store. BUt it LOOKS so much cooler than my old one, which was stolen from AMmmo and was a DOOM death scene. So my hand smells like a tire. I can think of worse things. Oh-- I am SORRY about the summons. COuld you lie during the voir dire so they'll excuse you? Say you believe in the death penalty for traffic violations or something. Wink at the female attorneys, heck, wink and smirk at the male ones too. Scratch yourself and pick your nose. DOn't wear deodorant. Wear a KKK pin.