50 Calgarians summoned from mall for immediate jury selection

Law & Order | 126455 hits | Jun 18 4:50 pm | Posted by: Strutz

Dozens of Calgarians were summoned for jury selection immediately during lunch hour at a downtown Calgary mall this week, invoking a rare law procedure imported from England.

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by Strutz
Sat Jun 18, 2022 11:54 pm
FFS! Are you kidding me?
by xerxes
Sun Jun 19, 2022 1:24 am
You think it would have been easier to just go to the mall and ask for volunteers.
by DrCaleb
Mon Jun 20, 2022 1:00 pm
This was actually a common practice in England, back in the day.

Doesn't matter how you are summoned for jury duty, only that you show up.
by DrCaleb
Wed Jun 29, 2022 2:05 pm
From food court to criminal court: Why people are being plucked off the street for jury duty

Archaic 'talesman' procedure has been used at least once a year since 2018

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