[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.)

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.

[small_l_libertarian]

I don't think that jury nullification is a bad thing at all. I would bet that most on this thread don't, but I could be wrong.

[the Deejay]

Yes, but the rest of the jurors would report you (send a note to the judge) and you'd be off the jury real fast. I've seen it cases with lesser doings of a juror.

Jury nullification has to be the entire jury agreeing to do so. It rarely happens.