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.
To: The FRugitive
If you're mind is already made up re: voting to acquit no matter what, you're not an impartial juror and should be excluded. Furthermore, it would be unethical to lie about your beliefs just to get past the voire dire.
Were I a party to a case, I would not want you on my jury.
BTW, in all likelihood, your case would more than likely be a lot more mundane than the examples you gave and the nullification issue probably wouldn't be a factor anyway.
25 posted on
03/12/2003 7:43:09 AM PST by
kms61
To: The FRugitive
Although maybye my views might keep me off an actul jury during questioning. If you try to practice jury nullification, you'd best keep your mouth shut about it. People have been arrested and jailed for it. Judges don't like it at all when you challenge their view that they control everything.
If you are honest during the questioning phase, you'll piss 'em off to the max. Once during jury selection the prosecutor asked if we'd vote to convict based on proof that the accused had said something. I raised my hand and told them it'd depend on the context it was said in, having said stupid or regrettable things more than once in my life.
If the judge coulda shot me on the spot he would have.
116 posted on
03/12/2003 9:20:31 AM PST by
jimt
To: The FRugitive
Although maybye my views might keep me off an actul jury during questioning. Just play dumbarse sheep and say you have no particular views or inclinations in life and if ever that you can disregard your views considering the evidence.
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