On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:55:16 -0700, Darren New wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> From my understanding, it works pretty much the same;
> 
> So the facts the trial judge decides are worth aren't overturnable? I
> guess I can see how that works, OK.

Well, appeals aren't based on facts but procedures.  If the judge admits 
evidence that shouldn't be admitted, it'd be the same sort of thing as 
with a jury trial, because it's a reversible error.

>> I don't think it does, actually - I'll have to ask my wife what she was
>> told.
> 
> Hmmm. OK. Could be. :-)  I would think how soon you can be called back
> to a state trial after doing a federal trial would be up to the states,
> but maybe not.

What my wife was told was that she's not eligible to be called for state 
or federal jury duty for 2 years, and she got something to show the state/
county courts that she was called for federal duty.

But I'm not sure (and neither is she) whether that's because Utah has a 2 
year minimum wait between times you're called or if the federal overrides 
the state/county courts.

Jim

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