The best excuse for jury duty I've seen so far

[friedo]

Man called for jury duty at his own murder trial.

[Improv_Geek]

Nice, though I suppose mathematically it would happen eventually. Now what would really slay me is if he wins the lotto this week too.

That’d be headline news.

[TroubleAgain]

Whoa. Weird.

[Weirddave]

He’ll probably be excluded on Voir Dire.

[lno]

The OP is misleading. This isn’t the case of the alleged killer being called to serve on his jury, but rather the deceased victim called to serve:

Jay (AP) - A Delaware County man who prosecutors say was killed by his father-in-law was called for jury duty in his alleged killer’s murder trial.

[Max_Carnage]

This would make a great Tales From The Crypt story if the victim actually showed up on the jury with 11 other undead peers to condemn the accused to the gallows.

[CalMeacham]

This would make a great Tales From The Crypt story if the victim actually showed up on the jury with 11 other undead peers to condemn the accused to the gallows.

Yeah, but he’s clearly not a disinterested party.

[Black_Train_Song]

I don’t think they’d notice at that point.

[friedo]

@lno

The OP is misleading. This isn’t the case of the alleged killer being called to serve on his jury, but rather the deceased victim called to serve:

It’s not misleading, though it is a bit ambiguous. The specific phrasing used could refer to either the victim or the alledged perpetrator.

[lno]

Sorry, my post was ambiguous. I should have said that the OP was vague.