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False Jury Withdrawal In Kings
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You do have a legal obligation to be truthful wrt the questions that you are asked, and if you lie, you can be charged with perjury. Pretending to be unable to follow the judges instructions is a lie (that is implicit in the word ``pretending''), and you probably can't afford the prison time for perjury.
You may request to be excused from jury duty due to hardship or extreme inconvenience. Hardship implies circumstances that make it “unfair” for you to serve. Your request must provide enough information to enable the court to make an informed decision.
When selecting a jury, both parties may remove potential jurors using an unlimited number of challenges for cause (e.g., stated reasons such as bias) and a limited number of peremptory challenges (i.e., do not need to state a reason).
What are some of the best excuses people have used when they didn't want to show up for jury duty? You are not fluent in English. You are disabled, evidenced by a physician's attestation. You are hospitalized, again evidenced by a physician's attestation.
Using the online Juror Portal, you can postpone your jury selection to a later date, request excusal due to undue hardship, or alert the court that you are not legally qualified to serve. If you are unable to reply using the Juror Portal link, please call Phone for additional information.
If you submit a false exemption and get caught, you can be found in contempt of court and fined $100 to $1,000. Policies vary by county. If you simply fail to respond to the summons or fail to appear for jury duty without a reasonable excuse, you could be fined anywhere between $100 and $500.
If you have been convicted of a felony when the conviction has not been set aside or a pardon issued. If you are a judge, clerk of a district court, a sheriff, or a jailer. If your spouse has been summoned for the same jury panel. If you or your spouse have a pending jury trial in any court.
Jurors who lie to get on a jury can be charged with such offenses as contempt of court and obstruction of justice. Background checks are increasingly being used to catch jurors who lie about their criminal records.
You can get excused for bias during a process called voir dire but that isn't as straightforward as saying “I'm biased” or “I think the defendant looks guilty.” If you think something that simple can get you out of jury duty in front of a judge and lawyers who have seen these tricks for many, many years, you are ...
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