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Lilly

07-04-2008 20:19

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I have been selected to be on a jury panel on a trial today.......yay! :Banane27:

Trial started late afternoon so not many details yet. I won't be able to post any details on here anyway. You never know who's reading the forums and I don't want to land myself in trouble.

I'm just glad that this week is looking to be far more productive than last week was. :)

BERNADETTE

07-04-2008 21:16

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Sounds a bit better than last week Lilly

slinky

07-04-2008 21:20

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Oh thats good Lilly!! sounds a bit more exciting!!

garinda

07-04-2008 23:53

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Originally Posted by Lilly (Post 558806)

Trial started late afternoon so not many details yet. I won't be able to post any details on here anyway. You never know who's reading the forums and I don't want to land myself in trouble.

Please don't wave at me tomorrow, when you spot me in the dock.:D

Neil	08-04-2008 00:06

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 558896)

Please don't wave at me tomorrow, when you spot me in the dock.:D

You been caught dogging again?

garinda

08-04-2008 00:19

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Originally Posted by Neil (Post 558897)

You been caught dogging again?

No, being too nice, and always being right.

I didn't know it was a crime.:confused::rolleyes::D

yerself

08-04-2008 05:03

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Originally Posted by garinda

No, being too nice, and always being right.

Have you moved to Darwen?:rolleyes:

Lilly

08-04-2008 14:03

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For crying out loud! ( Where's the smiley that's tearing its hair out? )

We waited around all morning and then we got sent home at 12 noon today. The trial we were on has collapsed. :mad:

One of the witnesses decided she did not want to give evidence and they cannot proceed with the trial without her so that's it, trial abandoned.

I had felt much better going into court this morning, like I was there to do a job, there for a purpose rather than just hanging around. I should have known it was too good to be true shouldn't I?

There are two more trials scheduled for tomorrow so we have to report back to court at 10.30am. Another jury will have to be selected and the whole damn charade starts again. Aaaaarrrrrgh!!

I'm not a celebrity but........GET ME OUT OF HERE! :mad:

garinda

08-04-2008 15:11

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Fingers crossed that you get to sit on a jury tomorrow.

I'll bet you'll miss it next week.:D

Lilly

08-04-2008 15:15

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 559168)

Fingers crossed that you get to sit on a jury tomorrow.

I'll bet you'll miss it next week.:D

Oh I'll miss it terribly.....NOT.

I really thought that we'd cracked it yesterday when the trial began but no, twas not to be.

If one of those jury summons ever comes into this house again I'll be sorely tempted to set fire to it.

BERNADETTE

08-04-2008 15:22

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Oh my goodness Lilly what a waste of time!!!

katex

08-04-2008 15:42

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Never mind Lilly, think you have kept us all amused by your reports of doing absolutely nothing all day ...:D

Neil	08-04-2008 16:06

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Originally Posted by Neil (Post 519132)

I was called up a few years ago. Sat around for a few days and they let many of us go as a couple of big cases had been postponed. It was as boring as hell. I would not wish it on anyone. If you do get called for a big case you could be stuck on it for months. No good if you work and don't want to be away for that long.

I did warn you

Lilly

08-04-2008 20:37

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Originally Posted by Neil (Post 559191)

I did warn you

You were quite right, Neil.

Bonnyboy

08-04-2008 21:24

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I did a stint at Burnley Crown Court, noticed all the secretaries typing out reams of paperwork through an open window. The costs involved must be astronomical in preparing all the paperwork for one trial alone, then for it to collapse on what seems like the whim of one person … It must be frustrating for everyone involved.

There are loads of cases where the defendant pleads guilty on the day of going to trial, thousands per year I would guess, there were 6 such cases in my two weeks at Burnley.:(

It really is interesting if you sit on a jury for a trial tho.

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