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What happens if you show up for jury duty drunk?

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Posted - August 29, 2016

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  • 275

    It depends upon the state.  If you're in one of the civilized Northern States you could be charged with contempt of court.  If it's in the South they won't do anything.  In states like Alabama and Mississippi most of the white people are drunk after about 10am. 

      August 29, 2016 2:17 PM MDT
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  • 1523

    I would imagine they would send you home.

      August 29, 2016 2:20 PM MDT
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  • 2465

    If the judge suspects you're drunk, he/she would probably order you tested and if it comes back over the legal limit, I suspect you would be arrested for drunk in public and put in the drunk tank for a few hours.  Then when they felt you had sobered up and if you haven't caused any problems while you're there, they'd probably let you out and give you a court date to face the charges and possibly ordered to attend a certain number of AA meetings and be fined.  I'm guessing mind you.  I have no personal knowledge of what a court might do in that case.  

      August 29, 2016 2:38 PM MDT
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  • It becomes a jury party. 

      August 29, 2016 2:46 PM MDT
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  • 17620

    You try this and let us all know how it turned out.  OK?  OK.

      August 29, 2016 2:48 PM MDT
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  • 46117

    Besides being dismissed, you could go to jail and probably will in most cities.

      August 29, 2016 2:49 PM MDT
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  • 2758

    You get to go to the bathroom in front of a hundred or so inmates for 30 days. :-)

      August 29, 2016 2:58 PM MDT
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  • 5808

    oh oh

    big time trouble

      August 29, 2016 3:26 PM MDT
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  • They give you the bar exam.

      August 29, 2016 3:40 PM MDT
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  • 34482

    You will get to sit in front of your own jury soon....

      August 30, 2016 1:22 PM MDT
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  • 1029

    Exactly! 

      August 30, 2016 3:01 PM MDT
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  • 5451

    I'll just plead the 5th of whiskey on that.

      August 30, 2016 6:35 PM MDT
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  •   August 30, 2016 6:40 PM MDT
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