law

Question: “What’s the worst thing that could happen to me if I skip jury duty?”

Answer: “Our records indicate that you have failed to report for jury service. Your group number was called to report to court and you did not report in. The Code of Civil Procedure, Section 209, provides ‘any prospective trial juror who has been summoned for service, and who fails to attend, may be attached and compelled to attend; and, following an order to show cause hearing, the court may find the prospective juror in contempt of court, punishable by fine, incarceration, or both, as otherwise provided by law.’”

It looks like after two years of trying, the State of California is finally going to get to see me in court …

“Switching to a mandatory system of organ donation — one where viable organs are harvested from the recently deceased without the family’s permission — would alleviate the nation’s donor-organ shortages and prevent people from needlessly dying while waiting for an organ, according to two US and UK researchers.”

Respert was accused of sneaking into the bedroom of a Florida student and fondling her while she slept during a recruiting visit he made to Gainesville, Fla.