The Florida man who spent 10 days in jail after missing jury duty is now having his record cleared after the judge decided that he was “totally rehabilitated.”
Deandre Somerville was ordered to spend time in jail, be put on probation for a year, complete 150 hours of community service, pay a $223 fine and write a letter of apology to the court.
"No, he wasn't late. He never showed. Neither that day or any subsequent day until a deputy sheriff served him with a summons to appear ... numerous telephone calls from the Court's chambers and the jury office were never returned," the judge’s filing states. He did note that “I do not believe that most individuals would have been redeemed and rehabilitated to the same extent as Mr. Somerville. Upon reflection, that redemption should be immediately rewarded by vacating any finding of contempt.”
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