Charges dropped against more than 120 defendants in Massachusetts because they can't get attorney
IphtashuFitz @ IphtashuFitz @lemmy.world Posts 5Comments 1,214Joined 2 yr. ago
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I was called for MA jury duty yesterday. It was a smaller courthouse that only deals with misdemeanor cases. In MA they only use 6 person juries for these cases.
8 out of 21 jurors failed to show up for whatever reason. The judge tried to seat a jury for two separate trials, but after attorney challenges etc. he could only seat 5. We were then sent home, and I assume both of those cases have been rescheduled for later dates.
I hope those defendants get similar treatment if the state is unable to proceed with trials after multiple attempts to empanel juries…