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Monday, November 05, 2007

Ind. Courts - Even more on "Marion Superior Court judges plan to start cracking down on prospective jurors who don't show up on the days they're assigned"

Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 22nd, Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star reports today that:

Marion Superior Court has begun sending summonses to people who fail to show up for jury duty. The 325 people who skipped out Oct. 22-26 have been called to appear before a judge Nov. 14 at the City-County Building.

Two courtrooms will be set aside for staggered hearings in the afternoon, with Judge Mark Stoner moving back and forth. Attendees will be given a new date for jury duty, and no-shows could have warrants issued for their arrest, Stoner said.

More from the story:
The judges hope the public takes notice. Since they announced the tougher stance Oct. 19, an initial spike in juror turn-out has fallen back to what Judge Mark Stoner calls unacceptable levels.

"I think, unfortunately, some people won't respond until we have to issue arrest warrants," said Stoner, who oversees the jury pool.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 5, 2007 07:25 AM
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