Can you get out of jury duty if you threaten to nullify the jury?

Having done 30 or so federal felony jury trials I can tell you that if you do anything that seems like you are overly attempting to disqualify yourself from a criminal trial the district judge w…

Top stories for Long   Can you get out of jury duty if you threaten to nullify the jury? Kris J. Kraus, Criminal Defense Attorney (2004-present) • Answered February 17, 2020 Having done 30 or so federal felony jury trials I can tell you that if you do anything that seems like you are overly attempting to disqualify yourself from a criminal tria... Read more » 194.4K 2.3K 111   My new husband's parents keep showing up at our house uninvited and expect to be let in and entertained. If I don't answer the door, they go around and try all the doors and windows. What should we do? Valencia Pounders, Realtor at Charles Rutenberg Realty (2008-present) • Answered January 31 My parents used to do this all the time and always at the worse times. I spoke to them about calling first or letting me know they were coming. It was speaking on deaf ears... Read more » 520.4K 1.4K 81   What was the most unexpected knock you got on your door? Asked in True Scary Stories • Answered by Logan Denora • November 11, 2021 It was a Friday night I had a hard day at work was watching a movie and enjoying a pizza was just starting to relax and enjoy the night. A loud knock on the door I open it ... Read more » 394.2K 4.8K 71   Why does it seem that there is an intense hatred toward Democrats by some corners of society? Matthew Bates, Teacher (2009-present) • Updated July 25 I will speak for the people in my social circles who openly express the most hatred for Democrats. These people, and their reasons, seem to fall into four main categories. ... Read more » 295.9K 3.5K 805   How do you sharpen a serrated knife? Sandy Patterson, Retired Picador (1989-present) • Answered October 5, 2021 Nope. I do get why some people might actually sharpen them; either expense, or emotional attachment. If it's expense, then you've already made your first mistake. Serrated k... Read more » 425.9K 1.6K 94   What is the greatest scientific fraud of the past 50 years? Richard Matthews, Ph.D. Mathematics (2024) • Updated January 29, 2021 There are have been, unfortunately, several. I'm going to have to go with the odd case of Jan Hendrik Schön. (Image credit: Nature) In the late nineties and early '00s, Schön... Read more » 525.2K 4.2K 153   Why are McDonald's cheeseburgers so good? Scott DiNitto • Answered July 13 Looking through the answers, I can't believe noone included this one important ingredient. To be more accurate, step in the process. I have discovered part of what gives Mc... Read more » 590.8K 1.2K 75   Cain and Abel were both 30 years old when they came to sacrifice. Were Cain and Abel not the only children? Kylie Guthrig, Seeker of logic, truth and the lighter side to life. • Answered January 17 It doesn't take much Biblical reading to question your first statement and answer your second. Genesis 4:3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil ... Read more » 302.7K 428 209   Why don't police officers realize that when they arrest firefighters and EMTs while they're doing their jobs it makes the cops look like jerks? Jim Krossa, former Retired Registered Nurse at California Department of Corrections and Reha... • Answered June 29 Actually worked with one of the medics in a Famous Highway Patrol vs EMS standoff. This happened in California in the 1980sThe incident changed the rules all over. The Patr... Read more » 172.5K 1.9K 139   As a cashier, have you ever seen a customer do something that made you say, "you can't be serious…"? Camrien Martin • Answered December 26, 2021 One day at work, this woman was standing around so I assumed she wanted to use our self checkout machine. I said politely, "Ma'am, if you wanna use self checkout, we have t... Read more » 202.3K 1.2K 38   3 storage units are in my name which I pay for. But most of it is my mother's and brother's. They won't give the key to the locks. Can I legally cut them off and use my own? Jane Smythe, former Formerly employed (2011-2020) • Updated March 21, 2021 Interesting you should ask this as we just have dealt with this problem. We had a storage unit & let a family member keep some items in it. Both had a key. The family membe... Read more » 695K 5.3K 131   My neighbor's mom is constantly blocking my driveway when she comes to visit. I've told them several times and yet she does it every time. What can I do now without causing confrontation? Amy, Writer • Answered November 4, 2021 Story time. My husband and I lived by a Kingdom Hall. Our driveway was connected with their parking lot and they were constantly taking up the space if we were not home dur... Read more » 671K 5.2K 86 Read more in your feed

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