Need an excuse for jury duty?

[bakedjake]

A woman being interviewed in Bronx Supreme Court as a potential juror in the cop-slay trial of Steven Armento - the alleged accomplice of "Sopranos" star Lillo Brancato - tried to get out of serving by saying she'd once been a murder victim.

[nypost.com...]

[LifeinAsia]

My favorite part:

the woman ... took the opportunity to complain that her husband wasn't charged with murder.

Prosecutor Terry Gottlieb told her, "To bring an indictment for murder, you have to - fortunately for you - stay dead."

[phranque]

i was part of a jury selection procedure (voir dire?) recently and heard some really interesting things from prospective jurors.
you could definitely feel the effects of the current economic climate.