LATEST: American chat show host David Letterman was deemed unsuitable for jury service after he presented a sketch show poking fun at life as a juror.

Letterman was being considered as a juror in a medical malpractice case in Wetchester, New York but the presiding judges excused him from service after learning of his flippant attitude.

Letterman hosted CBS show TIPS FOR BEING A JUROR in which he advises, "Wait for a quiet moment, then loudly make the sound of an electric chair."

15/04/2005 09:04