[P-Marlowe]

There was no verdict that is recognized under the law in Arkansas.

It is idiocy and stupid jury instructions like that which have caused me to lose my faith in the judicial system.

I have jury duty next week and if some judge asks me whether or not I am going to follow his jury instructions I'm going to tell him that I probably won't.

In this case the law is clearly unconstitutional because it permits and even encourages double jeopardy by refusing to recognize a unanimous jury decision on one charge unless the jury makes a decision on all charges. It clearly encourages prosecutors to overcharge defendants.

The fact that this is a decision supported by so-called conservative justices tells me that their allegiance is to something other than the constitution.

I don't believe I live in a constitutional republic anymore.

[Still Thinking]

I have jury duty next week and if some judge asks me whether or not I am going to follow his jury instructions I'm going to tell him that I probably won't.

If you're forthcoming about having a brain and being willing to use it, you're just allowing them to fill the jury box with compliant sheeple.

[OneWingedShark]

I have jury duty next week and if some judge asks me whether or not I am going to follow his jury instructions I'm going to tell him that I probably won't.

Don't do that!
Instead read up on 18 USC 241 & 242; and remember that it is your right as a juror to try not only the facts but the law as well.

Plus, if you can get instructions which are contrary to the Constitution (read the bill of rights, and your state's equivalent in its constitution) you can file charges against him. I would *SO* love to bring charges against the courts.