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To: The Other Harry
In that case, you would be breaking the law/court rules. It's in the instructions/charges to the jury. Besides, you would have to get the cooperation of the other jurors and I don't think they would go along with you (on breaking the law/judges charges to the jury.)
507 posted on 08/09/2002 6:44:38 PM PDT by the Deejay
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To: the Deejay
In that case, you would be breaking the law/court rules. It's in the instructions/charges to the jury. Besides, you would have to get the cooperation of the other jurors and I don't think they would go along with you (on breaking the law/judges charges to the jury.)

I'd do it anyway.

It gets worse than that. I also believe in "jury nullification". In sort, if you think the accused is technically guilty of commiting the crime, but was morally justified in doing so, you vote acquit -- regardless of the instructions from the judge.

That would not be something that would come up very often, but it could.

519 posted on 08/09/2002 6:55:10 PM PDT by The Other Harry
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