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(a) All automatic excuses or disqualifications from jury service are eliminated except as provided in Rule 808. (2) they request to be excused because their service would be a continuing hardship to them or to members of the public and they are excused for this reason by the jury commissioner.
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.
The Right to a Jury Trial The Minnesota Constitution, Article I, Section 4 guarantees a jury trial in the state court system. The right of the defendant to fair legal process includes having his or her fate determined by “a jury of peers,” meaning representative members of the community.
Failure to appear before the Court or failure to show good cause for failing to report for jury service may result in a $1,000 fine, up to three days imprisonment, order to perform community service or any combination thereof.
All “qualified citizens” can be considered for jury service and must serve when summoned.
Jury service is a civic duty. A jury decides the facts of a case in ance with principles of the law as explained by a judge. Jurors listen to testimony, review evidence, and render decisions in civil and criminal trials.
To request to be excused from jury service fill out the Jury Information Form, located at the bottom of the summons, or on-line using eJuror. Upon request, the Jury Clerk may excuse the following occupational classes or groups of people from jury service: Persons over 70 years of age.
Jury trials provide an opportunity for citizens to participate in the judicial process. Jury trials give citizens on the jury the power to make a decision on the case. People who serve on juries routinely have a greater respect for the system when they leave.
Amendment Seven to the Constitution was ratified on December 15, 1791. It protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value. It also prohibits judges in these trials from overruling facts revealed by the jury.