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In 1996 I served on my first jury in Clackamas County. I was totally unaware and was number 11 in the room. The first 10 said not guilty before I even was allowed to express what I felt. This trial was a sex abuse case and with how this was set up, I hope I never ever have to serve again. I will never forget this horrible event watching people's personality flip from when they were picked to be on the jury to when they deliberated a verdict.

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