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BanzaiBonnie

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Thu Aug 16, 2012, 01:51 PM Aug 2012

Prosecutor Defeated by Glaring Stupidity of Pot Laws

This is in Kansas. It's heartening. I love it. Real people get it.


http://reason.com/blog/2012/08/14/kansas-prosecutor-defeated-by-glaring-st


A Kansas defense attorney reports:

I had a jury trial this morning on level 3 possession with intent MJ, level 4 possession drug paraphernalia and level 10 no drug tax stamp. During voir dire, my almost all white, middle-class, middle-aged jury went into full rebellion against the prosecutor stating that they wouldn't convict even if the client's guilt was proven beyond a reasonable doubt -- almost all of them!

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Prosecutor Defeated by Glaring Stupidity of Pot Laws (Original Post) BanzaiBonnie Aug 2012 OP
K&R Dokkie Aug 2012 #1
Jury nullification prior to a trial! Wonder how many times this has happened? Citizen Worker Aug 2012 #2

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