Posted on 04/29/2010 12:07:13 PM PDT by Bigtigermike
all of the Federal Computer Crimes are felonies. This guy is getting at least 3 of them.
Wanna bet that “some” juror is a leftist loon sitting tight and ignoring the law in an effort to acquit, and if not acquit, generate a mistrial.
A jury member doesn't have to follow the law... as in our Constitutional system, the citizen juror "is the law" on that case and on that matter and in that jury room -- the final and last word on the law in our country -- no matter what. That's a conservative principle...
See Post #66 ...
how do you know?
Agree. Even before I saw it was the iffy identity theft charge, I figgered that anyone willing to aquit on 3 isn’t going to hold out for guilty on the fourth.
Those would be the Obama jurors.
Not necessarily, as it's a conservative principle that you don't have to follow the judge's instructions. I would keep that in mind as a conservative. It's something you should know.
See Post #66 ...
He redacted part of the law he was accused of violating.
unless you are on the jury and have heard all the evidence you cannot predict
A jury's acquittal in a criminal case is not subject to review or appeal. Jury deliberations are secret. If even one juror considers the law to be unjust or unreasonable, then it is that juror's right and duty to return a not-guilty verdict regardless of the judge's instructions or the letter of the law.
Quite true...
And for others to read up on it... see Post #66 ...
Can I use that one?
Yes, your Honor, I was speeding, but I didn't do any damage, so it shouldn't matter, right?
-PJ
A long, long time ago, I sat on a jury on a criminal case. When we were sent back to the jury room and picked a foreman in about 2 minutes. He suggested we each write our verdict on a piece of paper so we could get an idea of where we stood (that took about 1 minute). All 12 jurors voted not guilty. We didn't want to let both sides know we had a verdict in 3 minutes, so we waited an hour to lunch and delivered the verdict in the afternoon.
Because there are a bunch of computer guys in the big house for doing something stupid. This week, a network admin for the City of SF got convicted of computer hacking for refusal to turn over passwords to his boss. There was some other stuff going on, but this is what he was convicted for.
I would agree with you. Had they found him not guilty on the other 3, the fourth would not be in question.
I agree.
Cannot predict? Cannot? Little man, Cannot is not a word to be used to someone with access to the Internet!
“What did i do wrong?”
LOL
We didn't want to let both sides know we had a verdict in 3 minutes, so we waited an hour to lunch and delivered the verdict in the afternoon.
Well, certainly -- a juror should get, at least, "lunch" out of the deal... if nothing else ... :-)
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I’ve been on a few juries and the leftwingers loaded with bravado early on, fold when the weekend approaches and sequestering will interfere with their social life.
Have you ever been a juror in a criminal case?
Um, we paid for our own lunch. I got a check for $6.00 for jury service. It was 1970 so inflation might bring that amount up to $25.00 today.
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