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Mom and son make same jury

 
Janet Mansolill and her son, Kevin, of Coconut Creek, were called for jury duty on the same day and served on the same jury for an attempted armed robbery trial.
Janet Mansolill and her son, Kevin, of Coconut Creek, were called for jury duty on the same day and served on the same jury for an attempted armed robbery trial.
Carline Jean / Sun Sentinel

BY RAFAEL OLMEDA

Sun Sentinel

Potential jurors are typically not allowed to serve on a case if they know the judge, the lawyers, the defendant or the witnesses, but apparently there’s no rule that keeps them from getting picked for a case if they know each other.

For Janet Mansolill and her son, Kevin, jury duty became a family matter last week when they were both picked to serve on the same attempted armed robbery case.

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