Ha, reminds me of a trial where I was on the jury as foreman. Seems the young fellow had been caught with funny mushrooms in his jacket pocket. Seems he also had a ‘good’ explanation of why he did not know there were there...and other circumstances substanciated that.
In the course of deliberations (this was in Nebraska) and in an attempt to sway the jury to not convict, I talked about ditch weed, and how we all, when we were younger may have tried smoking it...
...well, seems some of the would be holdouts on the jury ‘understood’ that and after further deliberation, we found the young fellow ‘not guilty’. Some would say we exercised our right of ‘jury nullification’. (the prosecuting attorney was NOT pleased)...
I want you on my jury.