Florida is one one really screwed up state.
I’m betting the jury thought she’d get 20 days plus a small fine.
Keeping the possible sentence from a jury before they determine guilt is insanity. The penalty is something a jury should know before determining whether or not to convict.
I was booted from jury duty when I told a judge that I would NOT follow his instructions if I had any idea that doing so might result in a miscarriage of justice.
I gave a couple of examples like this. They thanked me for coming and said I was excused.
Remember this case the next time you need to get out of jury duty.
If the facts presented in this article by a CBS site are accurate, then this case is really out in la la land. My guess is that this will make the evening news and all the hucksters will be shouting “Good for whites but not for blacks!” (Except that Zimmerman was Hispanic) Who knows... that could be why this miscarriage of justice was planned for NOW, but I do have my tin foil hat collection out and I’ve been trying them on for reception all day. (I’ve had to replace some Ion Power Boosters on the frontal lobe digital display.)
That said, allow me to point out once again to the talking heads that George Zimmerman did not appeal to Florida’s stand your ground law.
Pass that on for me, please. (I have some adjustments on the parietal photon array that are urgent.)
Actually,justice might be better serrved if people just let the judges give those un constitutional instructions,AND THEN IGNORED THEM.
Jurors DO have the right and duty to judge the law as well as the defendant in EVERY case.