I've never served on a jury. Have you?

[Mr.Bill]

46. I live in a small county and get called every year or two.

After 30 years of getting called and not selected, last October I was an alternate juror on a murder trial. It took about three weeks, although I was not involved in the negotiations. It wasn't a matter of whether he had killed the guy, it was a matter of whether it was 1st or 2nd degree murder, or voluntary or involuntary manslaughter. It was decided it was the lesser of the charges, involuntary manslaughter. With time served awaiting trial, he was out of jail in March 2021. After speaking with some of the jurors after the verdict, I agreed with them.

The interesting twist was both the defendant and victim were deaf and translators were used during the entire process. I learned a lot about the deaf community. Some of the witnesses were also deaf.