RANCH
United we stand, divided we fall.
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If a person can't afford to be on a long duration trial like a murder they get excused. That's one of the reasons I have for professional jurors.That's ridiculously low, IMO.
So what happens if a potential juror cannot afford to serve?
So, the expert witnesses get $200+/hr, and the jurors get $2-3/hr ($20/day). That says a lot. JMO.
Edited to fix math
Juries in those cases are limited to those who work for large company's who can afford to pay them during jury service and have a large number of employees to cover their absence. The other main group are people who work for the government.
Not always a good way to get a jury of one's peer's JMO