yes, i had jury duty. no, it wasn't in phoenix like i thought. that was just the return address. actually, it was literally down the street on greenfield and
mckellips. the courthouse was so ghetto!! it was teeny-tiny and they crammed 20 of us into a room that was 12x12. we were the sardine-jurors!! i ended up just sitting on the floor because it was way more comfortable than being the meat of a juror sandwich!! so then we get to go into a courtroom, also smaller than normal. the attorneys i definitely couldn't take seriously, seriously. one of the prosecuting attorneys for the state was fine. she looked normally professional. the other one looked about 17, was tall and lanky had a nice haircut, but for the RAT TAIL!! holy cow people!! along the bottom of his hairline, along the neck was what i would call a RAT RUFFLE!! it wasn't just a tail, it was along the whole bottom of the hairline, was about an inch and a half and neatly curled over the top of his suit jacket!! don't even get me started on the main defense attorney!! W.O.W. that is all i will say. the defendant looked dirty with a bad hair stylist!( his hair was trying to be blond)
i'm not saying my hair is awesome or even great for that matter, but seriously? anyway, i end up getting chosen to be on the jury. not that bad. it just lasted today and now it's over. but what a waste of time it was!! the defendant was pulled over for speeding and a broken tail light and was arrested for being drunk as well. he admitted he had 5 big mugs of beer only an hour before being pulled over, he admitted to feeling the effects of drinking that much and he admitted to being a 6 on a scale of 1-10 one being completely sober and 10 being the most drunk he'd ever been!! not only that, he failed the field sobriety tests, and when took the
breathalyzer test, was well over the legal limit, not once but twice!! and he pleaded not guilty!! what a waste of time and money that people nowadays definitely don't have!!
i'm just
sayin'! all in all it was an interesting experience and i got to wear a funny little yellow juror badge!

sorry this picture is so crazy but jonathan wouldn't take it fast enough and i ended up making myself look more excited than i was!! enjoy the craziness!!
6 comments:
Wow! What a waste of time. And for reals, if you want people to take you serious, have a serious haircut! How unbelievable! Crazy!
Wow- that saga literally just cracked me up! I mean I threw my head back and my mouth is dry because I had an open mouth, frozen smile reading the story. Thanks for the entertainment! Miss you- see you soon.
I have been on jury duty too and it is crazy how much it is like TV and how much it is NOT like TV. People aren't nearly as good looking.
Classic cherisse picture :)
YEAH!!!! okay I have come back to your blog like 5 times and am FINALLY leaving a comment. I"m so glad you are part of the blogging world! Your picture of you and John is so dang cute- okay miss photogenic girl you!
Are you coming to the couples ward party tomorrow night 6:30 at Andersons??? YOU BETTER!! We want to have Carson over to play soon! Tell me what day is best and drop him off!
xoxo
That is awesome Cherisse.
I was on a jury once also. It was in Phoenix though and it was the most Jerry Springer domestic violence case I have ever heard of. It, too, was a fun experience but I hope I don't ever have to do it again.
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