Friday, April 28, 2006
The Real Reason For No Jury Duty
Just for the hell of it, I went searching for some information on the case that I was possibly gonna serve as a juror.
I wish I had looked this up sooner... but it looks as though the case was over about a month ago:
I wonder if this still counted as my 1 free "get out of jury service"? ¶ 5:22 PM
I wish I had looked this up sooner... but it looks as though the case was over about a month ago:
U.S. case vs. Hells Angels fizzles
Racketeering counts dismissed
Dennis Wagner
The Arizona Republic
Mar. 13, 2006 12:00 AM
A much ballyhooed racketeering case against Arizona's Hells Angels Motorcycle Club has all but ended in federal court with the U.S. Attorney's Office dismissing charges against some defendants and settling for lesser convictions against the rest.
When the two-year sting known as Operation Black Biscuit became public in 2003, it was touted as the most successful infiltration ever of the notorious biker group. Undercover agents were feted in Washington, with Top Cop awards from the National Association of Police Officers.
The government's case of drug violations, gun running, murder, racketeering and other crimes came to a close Wednesday, in part because of a feud between federal prosecutors and undercover agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives...
Read the article here
I wonder if this still counted as my 1 free "get out of jury service"? ¶ 5:22 PM
