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Monday, August 04, 2008

Ind. Courts - "Jurors tend to be younger in summer"

Rebecca S. Green of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has a lengthy story this morning that begins:

Oh, the sights of summer – parades, festivals, picnics, younger people among the pool of potential jurors.

What? Younger jurors? Yep.

Each summer, for the past few years, the pool of potential jurors in Allen County – and likely elsewhere in the state – gets a bit younger, like just old-enough-to-vote younger.

The fresh(er)-faced jurors are likely a product of the changes to Indiana’s jury rules a few years ago, which barred exemptions for certain professions automatically, like veterinarians and ferry boat operators.

Say what?

Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 4, 2008 08:10 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts