I like jury duty too...sometimes you get a case that is really interesting.

My most memorable case was a woman who was charged with Driving Under the Influence & Vehicular homicide.

This was back in the days before cell phones so when the accident occured the lady ran into a nearby bar to use a phone to call the police, Realizing that there was nothing that she could do until the police arrived she waited by sitting at the bar and hooking down a half dozen drinks.

During the trial the police officer testified that she had hit and killed a man riding a bicycle, and both a field sobriety check and a breathalizer confirmed that she was drunk.

The defense contended that she had been sober when she hit man, and that the man had rode out onto the street in front of her from a driveway, and it was impossible for her to stop before hitting him. They also alledged that she was drunk when the officer performed his tests but she was sober when the accident occurred and got drunk sitting in the bar waiting for the cops to arrive.

Our5 jury deliberated for over two hours and finally we came to the conclusion that we could not be sure beyond a reasonable doubt so we had no choice but to vote "Not Guilty"

We re-entered the court, passed a written copy of the verdict to the judge and the judge passed it back to the jury forman. Just as the forman was about to read the verdict the defense attorney stood up and says,,,"if it please the court, your honor".

The Judge turned to him and asked what he wanted?

He says, "My client informs me that she would like to change her plea to guilty and ask for the mercy of the court".

With that the judge turned to us and says, "I would like to dismiss the jury with the thanks of the court."

And with that, the trial was over and she was on her way to jail.

Object lesson here, sometimes it would be a good idea to keep your mouth shut..LOL

That happened to me years ago. Within a week after I moved to a new county, the one I had lived in all my life sent me a jury summons. I would love to be on a jury, but have never had the chance.

I was on the Grand Jury a number of years ago. There were a lot of cases, but the most memorable was a murder case. Solving that crime (which happened right down the street from my house) was such amazing police work that Court TV did a show about it.