Re: OT: Civil Disobedience and Jury Nullification (was Re: D…

I have sat through jury selection where they have screened for potential
jury nullifiers by summarizing the law allegedly violated and the
infraction allegedly committed and asking each juror if they had a
problem convicting if the evidence established that the defendant
committed the alleged act.

Needless to say, if you are honest and state that you disagree with the
law allegedly violated, you will not be selected.

Eric \"Shubes\" wrote:

> Vaughn Treude wrote:
>
>> In other words, government bad, civil disobedience good. :-)
>>
> A little known aspect of jurisprudence is jury nullification.
> See http://www.caught.net/juror.htm or just googling jury nullification.
>
> If you know your power and responsibility as a juror, you'll (sadly)
> not likely be selected. Judges dislike informed juries.


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Lee Einer
Dos Manos Jewelry
http://www.dosmanosjewelry.com



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