If we were the judge, we would TOTALLY accept this as a valid excuse!
A potential juror on Rod Blagojevich’s corruption trial has asked to be excused from her duties because she has tickets to a taping of the Oprah Winfrey show on May 10.
Bet the judge has never heard that one before!
As this is the final season, the Assistant U.S. Attorney Reid Schar came to the woman’s defense, especially since this tape date might very well end up being the day they film the final episode, which will air on May 25, 2011.
But so far, the judge hasn’t been swayed to let the woman free from her civic duty, saying “everybody here knows that this juror will survive├óΓé¼┬¥ if she doesn├óΓé¼Γäót make it to the show.
Um, we wouldn’t! We would be simply DEVASTATED! This is a once and a lifetime opportunity – literally! This will never happen again.
Have a heart, judge! There’s like a billion other people to choose from! This woman isn’t the one on trial! Do the right thing!
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