we had to go back on thursday morning and the judge told us the case was over. she didn't say what happened or why, but the bailiff told me on the way out it was a case about weed. my guess is that when the defendant saw all 55 of us prospective jurors walking in, it got very real for him suddenly and he decided to accept a plea deal.
i wasn't all that interested in serving this time, so i was going to make sure i mentioned that i work at a christian school, i'm very involved at church, i teacher bible class, etc. but never had the opportunity.