At 5 p.m. Friday, and every day hereafter until April 27, I have to call and give my juror number. A recording will tell me whether I need to head to the courthouse, or call back the next day.
This made me a little uneasy. When it comes to time, there are books and then there are books. Were we talking an illustrated graphic novel or “War and Peace”?
No kids, pets, deranged elderly relatives, guns, knives, scissors, halter tops, outside food or drink, miniskirts, archery equipment, shorts, pornography or T-shirts.
“If you do not appear for jury duty as instructed, you may be in contempt of court and can be fined up to $1,000, sent to jail for up to 30 days and/or hanged by the neck until dead (Utah Code Section 78B-1-115(H).