Comments on: KPMG Tax Trial Juror Dismissed, Annoys Judge http://www.taxgirl.com/kpmg-tax-trial-juror-dismissed-annoys-judge/ Paying taxes is painful... but reading about them shouldn't be. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:33:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Kelly http://www.taxgirl.com/kpmg-tax-trial-juror-dismissed-annoys-judge/comment-page-1/#comment-6814 Kelly Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:22:06 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=1679#comment-6814 After sitting for jury duty (which I do think is the right thing to do), I remarked that it had accomplished one good thing: convinced me to remain on the straight and narrow. I would never want to be tried by a jury of my "peers." After sitting for jury duty (which I do think is the right thing to do), I remarked that it had accomplished one good thing: convinced me to remain on the straight and narrow. I would never want to be tried by a jury of my “peers.”

]]> By: bill http://www.taxgirl.com/kpmg-tax-trial-juror-dismissed-annoys-judge/comment-page-1/#comment-6806 bill Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:33:20 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=1679#comment-6806 If those guys are smart, they'll apply for their piece of the bail-out bucks to pay the penalties and the huge lawsuits likely to be filed by their clients....problem solved!! How funny that Judge Kaplan made that comment about jury duty. I once incensed the county judge when I sent a letter requesting that one of my employees be excused from jury duty. Although I simply expected a simple yes or no, he exploded and called our attorney, the CEO, and several board members. Upon asking our attorney why the judge reacted that way, he explained that he has had a very difficult time conducting fair trials because those who may be able to generate enough brain power to move their legs usually find a way to be excused, leaving his court with...well........uh, you know... If those guys are smart, they’ll apply for their piece of the bail-out bucks to pay the penalties and the huge lawsuits likely to be filed by their clients….problem solved!!

How funny that Judge Kaplan made that comment about jury duty. I once incensed the county judge when I sent a letter requesting that one of my employees be excused from jury duty. Although I simply expected a simple yes or no, he exploded and called our attorney, the CEO, and several board members. Upon asking our attorney why the judge reacted that way, he explained that he has had a very difficult time conducting fair trials because those who may be able to generate enough brain power to move their legs usually find a way to be excused, leaving his court with…well……..uh, you know…

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