[null and void]

Jury nullification. May the jurors never admit it and be jailed for contempt of court.

[dainbramaged]

Jury nullification.
I've served on two juries in the last few years and each time, the judge (same guy, now retired) went into a very long sermon/lecture/diatribe warning the jury about daring to try nullification. He never used the word, but it was very clear to me. I thought to myself each time, "KMA, yer honor - we'll decide the case, not you."

[Sherman Logan]

May the jurors never admit it and be jailed for contempt of court.

I may be wrong, but once the trial is over I don't believe the judge can assess contempt of court, at least not for statement made outside of court.

At least I've never heard of anyone being jailed for jury nullification.

Though I have heard a foolproof way of getting out of jury duty is showing up with a copy of The Fully Informed Juror to read while waiting around.