Do I get to ask questions if I am on a jury?
Sometimes when you're on the jury, you may have questions, somebody may have mumbled or you might have been just momentarily distracted because they were taking down an exhibit or something. You couldn't hear because they were clanking things over here while somebody was on the witness stand. Ask to have that repeated and you can again write a note to the jury foreman or the bailer or you can wait until you are in the jury deliberation room and say, “You know I made a note here that while that witness was talking about blood samples, they were taking down the eagles so that they can have the pictures on and I couldn't hear what he said about the blood types. Could we get a copy of that transcript of the proceedings of the court from the court recorder so I can review what was actually said.” You should do that because remember this is an important position that you're in. You need to have all the facts clear and straight in your mind. You're making an important decision about somebody.