Mrs. Hunter was called to serve for jury duty, but asked to
be excused because she didn't believe in capital punishment
and didn't want her personal thoughts to prevent the trial
from running its proper course.  But the public defender liked
her thoughtfulness, and tried to convince her that she was
appropriate to serve on the jury.
"Madam," he explained, "This is not a murder trial! It's a
simple civil lawsuit.  A wife is bringing this case against
her husband because he gambled away the $12,000 he had promised
to use to remodel the kitchen for her birthday."
"Well, okay," agreed Mrs. Hunter, "I'll serve.  I guess I could
be wrong about capital punishment after all!"











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