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Judge Dismisses Denver D.A.'s Unconstitutional Jury Tampering Charges ( jury nullification )
Reason magazine ^
| Dec. 17, 2015
| Jacob Sullum
Posted on 12/17/2015 9:06:06 AM PST by george76
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posted on
12/17/2015 9:06:06 AM PST
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george76
To: george76
Clearly he needs to be removed from office and disbarred.
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posted on
12/17/2015 9:12:31 AM PST
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: Farmer Dean
He attempted to violate their civil rights under color of authority. He should be in prison, preferably bunking with those he convicted.
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posted on
12/17/2015 9:18:36 AM PST
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: george76
Mitch Morrissey is a scumbag from way back. Remember Cory Vorhis?
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posted on
12/17/2015 9:20:21 AM PST
by
MileHi
(Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
To: MileHi
Remember Cory Vorhis? Why not refresh memories?
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posted on
12/17/2015 9:22:41 AM PST
by
Michael.SF.
(This tagline lists all of Hilary's accomplishments............................)
To: george76
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posted on
12/17/2015 9:25:31 AM PST
by
Flick Lives
(One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast. -- Heinlein)
To: george76
Morrissey continued to pursue those charges even after conceding that such activity is protected by the First Amendment. Of course he did. The process is the punishment and it will continue until we change the laws to let scum like this prosecutor suffer personally for their transgressions.
To: MileHi
Mark Iannicelli and Eric Brandt should file a federal lawsuit against District Attorney Mitch Morrissey for overreaching and abusing his power for arresting and jailing them in a public, free speech zone.
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posted on
12/17/2015 9:31:41 AM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: Michael.SF.; george76
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posted on
12/17/2015 9:33:57 AM PST
by
MileHi
(Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
To: george76
Passing out pamphlets seems protected even though jury nullification is a spreading loony idea typical of our times. Most advocates hear the words and immediately agree all without thinking its consequences through.
To: george76
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posted on
12/17/2015 9:35:44 AM PST
by
MileHi
(Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
To: Farmer Dean
Federal or state civil rights charges are in order.
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posted on
12/17/2015 9:37:03 AM PST
by
pierrem15
("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens")
To: george76
next step is to bring a federal civil right lawsuit against the DA.
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posted on
12/17/2015 9:41:40 AM PST
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: AEMILIUS PAULUS
Jury nullification allows jurors to acquit defendants because they believe a law is unjust.
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posted on
12/17/2015 9:44:46 AM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: AEMILIUS PAULUS
jury nullification is a spreading loony idea typical of our times. Why do you say that. Does the jurist not have the right to vote his conscience? And if his conscience says that the law the defendant is being persecuted against is horse hockey shouldn't the jurist be able to say so?
That in a nutshell is jury nullification. We think the law is unconstitutional so we refuse to convict anyone of violating it.
The jury is the ultimate authority in any trial
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posted on
12/17/2015 9:46:53 AM PST
by
John O
(God Save America (Please))
To: george76
Laws are the province of legislation not some nuts “feelings” that a law is unjust. If a law is felt to be “unjust” we have recourse to change it. “Nullifiers” fail to understand they are advocating perjury as jurors swear to follow the judges explanation of the law.
To: MileHi
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posted on
12/17/2015 9:49:15 AM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
Glad to.
I don’t recall all the nuts and bolts of what happened to agent Voorhis, but the stench of it is why Ritter didn’t run for a second term.
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posted on
12/17/2015 9:52:08 AM PST
by
MileHi
(Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
To: AEMILIUS PAULUS
"Nullifiers" fail to understand they are advocating perjury as jurors swear to follow the judges explanation of the law.What if the judge's explanation is flawed or biased?
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posted on
12/17/2015 9:53:15 AM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism. It is incompatible with real freedom.)
To: AEMILIUS PAULUS
“jury nullification is a spreading loony idea typical of our times”
I think not! If I was on a jury (and I’d lie to get on one if necessary) and the persecutor was persecuting some poor schlub for some BS infraction under some BS law, I’d hold out indefinitely for acquittal. A trial of the two pamphleteers would be the perfect example.
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posted on
12/17/2015 10:02:23 AM PST
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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