They fear good jurors may nullify bad laws. The illuminated billboard in the Judiciary Square Metro station near the F Street entrance was strategically placed. Prospective jurors who take the subway to D.C. Superior Court and exit near the National Building Museum see these words: “Good jurors nullify bad laws” and “You have the right to ... MORE
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They fear good jurors may nullify bad laws. The illuminated billboard in the Judiciary Square Metro station near the F Street entrance was strategically placed. Prospective jurors who take the subway to D.C. Superior Court and exit near the National Building Museum see these words: “Good jurors nullify bad laws” and “You have the right to ... MOREBe Aware Of Your Rights As A Potential Juror Or Defendant
Rachel Colon on fully informed juries. If you are called to be on a criminal jury, knowing your rights in the process will help. In the U.S. justice system, a jury is our chance as citizens to have a final say regarding a law under which a defendant is being charged. We are empowered by the Constitution to judge both the law and ... MOREA Look At The Jury System & Our Participation In It
by Graham Dugas. The jury system is one of the few remaining checks on the system available to those of us who love freedom. We must utilize this tool to the fullest measure if we ever hope to non-violently fight tyranny. Yes, it is a hassle but we needn’t look far to see all the evils visited upon us when this righteous check on tyranny and lunacy ... MORESamuel Darrett: Avoid Judicial Intimidation
You can judge both the facts and the law. While many opinions have been expressed about the jury acquitting Zimmerman, there is one aspect of the trial that has not been fully delineated, namely the judge's instruction to the jury. What the judge tells the jury usually determines the verdict. Sad to say many jurors, who are unaware of why ... MOREJed Morey: Hang The Jury
The secret that shouldn't be. A single juror has the ability to acquit a defendant in a trial for any reason. Even if the juror believes the defendant is guilty. This is called jury nullification. This is not a loophole. Nor is it illegal. But it’s a secret and it shouldn’t be. With that said, let’s begin. A cursory review of prison statistics illustrates the ... MORE
Johnny Green: Juries Can Nullify Charges If Found Unjust
Judging the law as well as the facts. Although its usage is increasing in the American legal system, far too few people know about, and understand one of the biggest weapons we have in our civil-rights arsenal; jury nullification. Jury nullification is a practice that dates back to before our nation was formed, and is the act of a jury acquitting someone ... MOREJon Gillooly: Georgia Rep Files Bill On Jury Nullification
Promoting fully informed juries. State Rep. Charles Gregory (R-Kennesaw) has filed a bill that would ensure jurors are informed of their rights, including that of jury nullification, a procedure Marietta attorney Tom Cauthorn believes is dangerous. Gregory describes jury nullification in a criminal trial as what happens when a jury effectively nullifies ... MOREJury Nullification Gaining Influence In Criminal Trials
by Ryan Conley. The power of jury nullification has gained recognition, acceptance, and wider use in recent years, and has the potential to profoundly affect the application of criminal justice in the United States. Jury nullification allows juries to acquit defendants who are guilty as charged, but who they believe do not deserve to be punished. ... MOREDouglas French: Can Jury Slaves Say What's True?
Getting a taste of our jury system. Until last week, I had managed all of my adult life to avoid jury duty. As a young adult in Topeka, Kan., I was never summoned. For my two decades living in Las Vegas, I was able to call in a couple times declaring economic hardship. Most of the time, I seemed to be off their radar screen. I always suspected it was ... MOREMan Arrested For Telling Citizens Of Their Jury Rights
Police seek to ban jury nullification information. A Pennsylvania man said he will pursue legal action against the Burlington County Sheriff’s Department and individual officers for his arrest Wednesday while handing out fliers about jury rights outside the county complex. Fernando Antonio Salguero and five others were handing out pamphlets from ... MORE
Shawne K. Wickham: 'Nullify' To Be Common Refrain In NH
Juries powers acknowledged in the Granite State. Criminal defense attorneys predict New Hampshire jurors routinely will be told they have the right to find someone innocent even if the state proves its case because New Hampshire has passed what appears to be the nation's first “jury nullification” law. Earlier this month, a Belknap County ... MOREJuror Says Religion Not A Factor In Nullification Decision
A system coming down on peaceful men isn't right. It wasn’t Douglas Darrell’s Rastafarian religion that persuaded a Belknap County Superior Court jury to acquit him of growing marijuana recently, according to a woman who served on that jury. “It was the fact that the system was coming down on a peaceful man, and it wasn’t right,” ... MOREWisconsin Raw Milk Advocates Hope For Jury Nullification
Citizens look for tyranny protection. Supporters of a Wisconsin dairy farmer facing a criminal trial for
selling raw milk hope they can turn up interest in jury nullification
among residents of Sauk County who might be seated to hear his case. As Rick Barrett reports in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a
Washington-based group defending the ... MORE
New Hampshire Jury Exercises Its Nullification Powers
Empowered jury just says 'no' -- to the law. In a developing story that has hit Reason.com, an NH jury has acquitted a man facing a felony for growing cannabis! It’s our first real-life case of jury nullification here in NH and the jury nullification law hasn’t even gone into effect yet. Kudos to the judge for reading a fair and easy-to-understand jury ... MOREJury Nullification Can Highlight Flaws In The Law
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