Summary The movie Runaway Jury begins with a shootout in a business office. The film then continues with the people receiving the jury summons and the people photographing them. It goes on to show Rankin Fitch and the defense conducting electronic surveillance during jury selection. This film shows how Fitch and the defense attempt to influence the jury to vote for the defense. The film continually shows a person named "Marlee" talking to Fitch and Rohr trying to convince them to pay her so the jury can "sway" their way. "Marlee" is Nick Easter's girlfriend. As the film progresses, the viewer realizes that Nick pretended to avoid jury duty to secure a spot on the jury. The film ends with the jury voting against the gun company and then Nick and "Marlee" blackmail Fitch with a receipt of $15 million and demand that he retire immediately. They inform him that the $15 million will benefit the victims of the shooting in the city of Gardner. Application Jury duty is the obligation to serve on a jury. The reasons for being excused in case of summons are many, here are some: not having public or private means of transport or having to spend more than 1 hour and a half to go to the trial (http://www.courti…); if you are under 18 or over 70 (choose not to serve), or if you are not a US resident with a home in the state (http://www.cga …); if you cannot speak or understand English; or is a constitutional officer, a family support magistrate, a judge or a member of the general assembly (http://www.cga …). After you are selected for jury duty, you run the risk of jury tampering, which is a crime in which someone attempts to influence the jury by means other than those presented during the trial (http://le.... .. middle of paper . ......uslegal.com/j/jury-tampering/http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-jury-tampering.htmhttp://books.google.com/ books?id=Gy2spv7vaJoC&pg= PA317&lpg=PA317&dq=responsibility+of the judge- +jury+tampering&source=bl&ots=tlbX2Q18Pt&sig=KwXJha83O7iTzFcYPNppIw8L5rc &hl =en&sa=X&ei=IDYST5zgO-Lx0gGo59DDAw&ved=0 CDgQ6AEwAw# v=onepage&q=judge's%20responsibility-%20jury%20tampering&f= falsehttp://www.courtinfo .ca.gov/cms/rules/index.cfm?title=two&linkid=rule2_1008http://www.cga.ct.gov/2006/rpt/2006-r-0497.htmhttp:// courts.uslegal.com/jury -system/issues-pertaining-to-the-jurys-performance-of-its-duties/jury-sequestration/http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/sequestrationhttp://www. osbar.org/public/jurorhandbook .htmhttp://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-jury-tampering.htmhttp://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109967http://dictionary. reference.com/browse/blackmail