Legal Question in Constitutional Law in Massachusetts
I'm in a situation in which I've missed my jury duty courtdate. This is the first time this happened and I'm worried that I'm in big trouble. I do have a reason for this but it might incrimminate me in some way that I can lose my job of 25+years. My question is will I need counsel to accompany me to the courthouse to settle the matter, hopefully to reschedual me to another date?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Depends on what the reason was. Generally your employer would not be notifyed as to why you missed jury duty-however again depending on the reason you could be charged with a crime or reported. 774-745-0562
You should contact the court. Many times, you are not charged with a crime. Some courts however, particularly busier courts, will file a complaint for "Juror failing to attend" which is a crime. Although no competent attorney would ever tell someone charged with a crime to go-it-alone...this is as close as the case gets. Almost every single defendant, particularly those with no record, simply request a new date for jury service and the case is dismissed (often 'prior to arraignment'--meaning no record).
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