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To: betty boop
When I get called for jury duty, I always report for service and write the following on the questionnaire:

"I strongly believe in the doctrine of jury nullification, and look forward to educating my fellow jusrors about their duty to judge the law as well as the facts."

Amazing, but somehow, I never get selected to actually sit on the jury.

12 posted on 07/03/2004 6:25:15 AM PDT by Maceman (Too nuanced for a bumper sticker)
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To: Maceman
Amazing, but somehow, I never get selected to actually sit on the jury.

Without taking any ploy so obvious, you would likely not be put on a jury anyway. As an engineer with a security clearance, I was bumped from most juries. I was taken one time, and we were not given any onerous instructions from the judge. We just argued with one another until we reached an agreement. (We found him guilty, which he was.) Being a former teacher, I was able to persuade several others to my position, which was a majority position and we eventually overcame the holdouts.

I would have had no trouble nulifying the instructions of the judge if they did not make sense, but the case was not one where this was necessary. I would recommend you keep your position to yourself and go ahead and try to get on a jury. We can use more self thinkers.

13 posted on 07/03/2004 6:48:36 AM PDT by KC_for_Freedom (Sailing the highways of America, and loving it.)
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