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Sunday, February 20, 2011
Ind. Courts - "711 St. Joseph County residents who ignored jury questionnaires ordered to court"
A story in the Feb. 19th South Bend Tribune, reported by Mary Kate Malone, begins:
A local judge has ordered more than 700 residents to appear in court next month and explain why they have ignored mandatory jury responsibilities.If they fail to appear, they will be taken into custody, said St. Joseph Superior Court Judge Michael Scopelitis.
The 711 residents received jury questionnaires in the mail in October and did not return them to the county clerk, though they are required by law to do so, Scopelitis said.
The one-page questionnaires are used by court officials to create jury pools from which jurors are selected for criminal and civil trials.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 20, 2011 05:41 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts