Posted on 08/07/2015 9:09:00 PM PDT by george76
I have been on a jury that convicted a defendant whom, upon reflection, should have had consideration of nullification. The offense was real but the damage was minor, and IMO the young prosecutor was simply out for a score on a tricky case. I would kick myself over it but for the fact that the perp was clearly an illegal alien, thus undeserving of the protections for a citizen. He should have been jailed until a hearing before a judge to decide if he would either be sent home OR (if we could contract with the Mexican government for them to maintain prison camps for illegals convicted of crimes in the US) sent to said prison camp in Mexico, even for those in transit to other countries.
Did you hear about that guy in Denver who was arrested for handing out flyers about jury nullification to potential jurors recently?
You’d have to google it. I’m at work and can’t look it up.
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