02-02-2018 03:29 via deseretnews.com

29 parade before judge to explain why they skipped jury duty

PARK CITY — I was sick. I forgot. I didn't know what I was supposed to do.One by one, 29 potential jurors paraded before 3rd District Judge Kent Holmberg on Thursday to explain why they didn't show up for court on Dec. 12.On that day, 36 people did not show up for jury duty, forcing the judge to declare a mistrial in the criminal case of three men accused of gang-raping a 9-year-old girl because the potential jury pool was too small.The most common excuses from the no-show potential jurors
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