[toothless]

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

[toothless]

That was directed at AppyPappy. Sorry.

[Salvation]

Great quotes to copy and remember!

[jeafl]

Weren't the Founding Fathers speaking of laws enacted by Parliament- a body in which the Colonists had no representation? How can we maintain a civil society if laws that are duly enacted by constitutional procedures can be ignored by juries? If you don't like a particular law you can loby to have it repealed or modified; or you can engage in civil disobedience as a form of protest.

Was there any tradition under English common law of jury nullification?