"The ballot box, the jury box or the cartridge box."

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2 good discussions on jury nullification.

Here and here.

Edjumakate yourself.

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[Gunner3456]

Good post and right on. imho.

 

[capdek]

An acquaintance from work told me once about a case where a jury refused to convict a person who was charged with tax evasion. The argument put forward by the defense was that there was no explicit law requiring people to pay taxes - and the jury agreed.
This would appear to be a bona fide example of jury nullification. However, it is almost assuredly the exception rather than the rule, in that most jurors will follow the instructions of the judge - regardless of whether or not those instructions pass constitutional muster.

 

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As I said in both of the above threads-

The goals of a jury (short form):

From the judge:

- Determine the facts of the case from the trial.

- Determine if the law was broken.

From the People they represent:

- Determine if the law is agreeable to their conscience.