One of my friends from work just came back from a month of jury duty. She was on a case that involved two members of the Colombo Family (they were convicted of racketeering and extortion against the Huntington Townhouse - a large catering hall on Long Island).
I was wondering if I was on jury duty and was questioned to see if I was fit for this type of jury:
(attorney asking questions): Mr. C., do you have any hobbies?
(SC): Yes, I like to hang out on an internet message board and discuss gangsters and the Mafia.
You think I'd be excused??
A few years back I started a topic over in the Real Life Organized Crime Thread about a judge ruling if it was ok or not for potential jurors, who had seen The Godfather, to serve as jurors for the John Gotti Jr. trial. One of those jurors was excused from the John Gotti Junior Trial because he was a
COLLECTOR OF MAFIA AND GANGSTER MEMORABILIA. It's both an interesting and legitimate question.
