That would be telling. We want information… information… information.
So DerTrihs has been formally charged and arraigned, then?
Hope you have an interesting and productive experience. I’d love to be on a jury sometime - I’ve been registered to vote since 1984 and have never, ever even gotten a summons. I’d be very interested to see what goes on behind the jury room door during deliberations.
I have a purely procedural question that has nothing to do with the subject matter of the case. Are jurors in LA allowed to take notes during the trial, or do you have to rely on memory while the evidence is being presented? I know some venues are starting to allow note-taking. I’ve been of two minds about it – it might help you remember things you think are important; of course, it could also provide you with a great place to doodle and ignore everything!
And count me as someone who’s always wanted to serve on a jury, too, but has never had the chance. Heck, I’ve only ever gone down to the courthouse for jury duty once, and didn’t get picked even for voir dire. Although I suspect that with my years of court reporting experience, they’d probably dismiss me immediately anyway.
Suck up to the judge and see if you can be promoted to juror #4
Both times I served on a jury in LA we were given yellow legal pads. They had to stay in court, weren’t allowed to take them home at night.
Yes, note taking is allowed but as noted by Bmalion, it is done on court provided notepads. I imagine that once (well if) we reach the deliberation stage it would be very helpful to have 12 peoples notes. They might jot something down that you didn’t that would be helpful.
As it happens, I wrote an article on juror note-taking (and permitting jurors to submit written questions for witnesses) for the Tort Law Journal of Ohio. With proper precautions, I’m all for it.
In any case, the judge will let you know whether you are allowed to take notes.
When I was a juror, apparently we were not entering the courtroom correctly. We all trooped in and sat down. The bailiff had us line up, so the person on the far left back row was first, and the person on the far right front row was last.
This was on the third day of a three day jury. I guess it wasn’t dignified that we were coming in and having to edge past each other to get to our seats. 