What is the name of your state? North Carolina
I received in the mail a Juror Qualification Questionaire today. As I am reading over it, there is a question that asks "Have you ever been convicted, either by your guilty or nolo contendere plea or by a court or jury trial, of a state or federal crime for which punishment could have been more than one year in prision?"
On the back it states that "One is disqualified from jury service only for criminal offenses punishable by imprisonment for more than one year, but it is the maximum penalty, and not the actual sentence, which controls".
That being said, I have one misdemeanor charge of indecent exposure from 2001 and one other charge (not sure of degree) for public consumption (open beer on street), in 2004.
The question I need answered is do either of these charges fall under the maximum penalty rule? IE: More than one year in prison?
I don't think they would be, but I am no lawyer and have tried to research this information on the internet by searching several ways and sites, and have not found this information.
Further more, if you answer Yes, you have to list the date of the offense, date of the conviction (or date of pending charge), nature of offense, the sentence imposed (if a conviction), and the name of the court. I have this information from a records check for the indecent exposure charge, but have no information from the open container/public consumption charge. What would be the best way to get this information for the 2nd charge?
Oh, and FWIW, I have 10 days to fill this out and send it back. So if at all possible I would appreciate a response as soon as possible.
Thanks very much in advance.
I received in the mail a Juror Qualification Questionaire today. As I am reading over it, there is a question that asks "Have you ever been convicted, either by your guilty or nolo contendere plea or by a court or jury trial, of a state or federal crime for which punishment could have been more than one year in prision?"
On the back it states that "One is disqualified from jury service only for criminal offenses punishable by imprisonment for more than one year, but it is the maximum penalty, and not the actual sentence, which controls".
That being said, I have one misdemeanor charge of indecent exposure from 2001 and one other charge (not sure of degree) for public consumption (open beer on street), in 2004.
The question I need answered is do either of these charges fall under the maximum penalty rule? IE: More than one year in prison?
I don't think they would be, but I am no lawyer and have tried to research this information on the internet by searching several ways and sites, and have not found this information.
Further more, if you answer Yes, you have to list the date of the offense, date of the conviction (or date of pending charge), nature of offense, the sentence imposed (if a conviction), and the name of the court. I have this information from a records check for the indecent exposure charge, but have no information from the open container/public consumption charge. What would be the best way to get this information for the 2nd charge?
Oh, and FWIW, I have 10 days to fill this out and send it back. So if at all possible I would appreciate a response as soon as possible.
Thanks very much in advance.
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