Atheists on Jury Duty in Alabma

CAROL MOORE alclegal at bellsouth.net
Thu Apr 24 12:23:18 PDT 2008



I have been rejected as a juror, just this week, after having been selected
and seated because, when I approached the Circuit Court Judge about my
inability to say the oath with "so help me god" at the end of it, he asked
the prosecutor and defense attorney to vote on it (and this is after opening
arguments, mind you).  I stated my willingness to serve and to talk an
alternative oath.  The defense attorney refused, saying he could not have a
juror who did not believe in god (the case was drunk & disorderly, resisting
arrest).  I was removed (which, if one is actually looking for way to duck
jury duty, this one was easy).  My question to you all, besides being an
obvious violation the US Constitution, is this worth pursuing?  
Carol Moore, list reader  



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