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I just got called for Jury duty for the first time (want info on Jury Nullification) - VANITY

Posted on 03/12/2003 7:27:40 AM PST by The FRugitive

I just got called for jury duty for the first time.

I'm curious about jury nullification in case I get picked and get a consensual "criminal" case (tax evasion, drug posession, gun law violation, etc.). What would I need to know?

This could be my chance to stick it to the man. ;)

(Of course if I were to get a case of force or fraud I would follow the standing law.)


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1 posted on 03/12/2003 7:27:40 AM PST by The FRugitive
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To: The FRugitive
It means that a juror, or jury, can't be forced to vote guilty regardless of the evidence.
See OJ simpson case.
2 posted on 03/12/2003 7:30:13 AM PST by Semper Paratus
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To: The FRugitive
I once got bumped from the jury pool by telling them that my Dad was VP of the world's biggest winery. Since it was a DUI case, I was gone in a blink.

LOL!
3 posted on 03/12/2003 7:30:43 AM PST by EggsAckley ( Hannibal Lechter: "I love the French. They taste like chicken.")
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To: The FRugitive
Your job is not to interpret the law. It's to decide guilt or innocence of the charge.
4 posted on 03/12/2003 7:30:48 AM PST by AppyPappy (Caesar si viveret, ad remum dareris.)
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To: AppyPappy
Yea, but I don't beleive someone can be "guilty" of excercising his natural rights - to self defense, to the keeping the fruits of his labors, etc.
5 posted on 03/12/2003 7:32:24 AM PST by The FRugitive
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To: The FRugitive
I just got out of Jury Duty and it was a civil case. IMHO don't try to skip Jury Duty or get out of it. The person was asking for a lot of money and we gave the person a small amount.
6 posted on 03/12/2003 7:33:15 AM PST by KevinDavis (Ad Astra!)
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To: The FRugitive
Instead of wasting the court's time (and my tax dollars), when you're asked by the judge if you have any reason for not serving on the jury, just tell them you're a strong believer in jury nullification. That should get you home in time for lunch.
7 posted on 03/12/2003 7:33:28 AM PST by Catspaw
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To: The FRugitive
Tell that the the founding fathers....

Jurors should acquit, even against the judge's instruction...
if exercising their judgement with discretion and honesty
they have a clear conviction the charge of the court is wrong.
-- Alexander Hamilton, 1804

It is not only the juror's right, but his duty to find the verdict
according to his own best understanding, judgement and conscience,
though in direct opposition to the instruction of the court.
--John Adams, 1771

I consider trial by jury as the only anchor yet imagined by man
by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution.
-- Thomas Jefferson, 1789
8 posted on 03/12/2003 7:33:42 AM PST by toothless (I AM A MAN)
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To: The FRugitive
It will be difficult for you to get through voir dire but if you do, you can vote not guilty no matter what. Unlike what AppyPappy says, you have the authority and indeed duty to judge the law as well as the facts of the case, and even if this conflicts with the judge's instructions. See www.fija.org
9 posted on 03/12/2003 7:33:59 AM PST by coloradan
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To: The FRugitive
Your duty is to decide on the facts and the law.
10 posted on 03/12/2003 7:34:11 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: toothless
That was directed at AppyPappy. Sorry.
11 posted on 03/12/2003 7:34:28 AM PST by toothless (I AM A MAN)
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To: KevinDavis
No, I won't try to get out of it. It's my duty as a free citizen.

Although maybye my views might keep me off an actul jury during questioning.
12 posted on 03/12/2003 7:35:34 AM PST by The FRugitive
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To: AppyPappy
What if the law itself is unjust? For example, look at the fugitive slave laws and (until the recent SC ruling) RICO prosecutions of pro-life protesters.
13 posted on 03/12/2003 7:35:46 AM PST by KarlInOhio (France: The whore for Babylon)
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To: KevinDavis
I just got out of Jury Duty and it was a civil case. IMHO don't try to skip Jury Duty or get out of it.

I am envious! - The only time I was ever called over the period of a week, they seated the jury each morning before my name was called, so I got sent home! - I really thought it would be neat to do.

14 posted on 03/12/2003 7:36:48 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: The FRugitive
It must be a serious case because nobody is charged with crimes unless they are more serious than perjury! After all 'everybody does it' (quoting influential US senators).
15 posted on 03/12/2003 7:37:17 AM PST by Voltage
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To: The FRugitive
but I don't beleive someone can be "guilty" of excercising his natural rights

Ahh...so if someone shoots you because they feel it was their natural right because you were white, you wouldn't have a problem with that? Or if someone robs you because "that's just what I do" and they feel it is their right to earn a living vua income redistribution, that wouldn't bother you. That's jury nullification. That's why it is wrong.

They will ask you questions about your feelings related to the case. Tell the truth and it will work out.

16 posted on 03/12/2003 7:37:33 AM PST by AppyPappy (Caesar si viveret, ad remum dareris.)
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To: KarlInOhio
Then you say "I feel this law is unjust" and they will let you off the jury.
17 posted on 03/12/2003 7:38:05 AM PST by AppyPappy (Caesar si viveret, ad remum dareris.)
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To: Catspaw
While I certainly wouldn't lie if asked directly, I'm not going to volunteer that I approve of jury nullification.
18 posted on 03/12/2003 7:38:16 AM PST by The FRugitive
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To: The FRugitive
Jury right and Jury Nullification

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19 posted on 03/12/2003 7:38:43 AM PST by Stand Watch Listen
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To: The FRugitive
DRUG WAR RESISTANCE TIP #1 - Jury Nullification.

Oh yeah, Tip 2, -- It's spring - PLANT YOUR SEEDS
20 posted on 03/12/2003 7:39:41 AM PST by Lexington Green
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