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21-Year-Old Served 10 Days in Jail For Missing Jury Duty

21-Year-Old Served 10 Days in Jail For Missing Jury Duty

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Oct 08, 2019
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21-Year-Old Served 10 Days in Jail For Missing Jury Duty
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A 21-year-old Black man from Florida was sentenced to 10 days in jail after he overslept and missed jury duty.

Deandre Somerville of West Palm Beach, Florida told WPTV he was sworn into a civil case as a juror in August, but overslept the following day when he had to return to the trial. After not calling the jury office the day of to let them know what …

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