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In reply to the discussion: San Diego Mayor Urges Jury Nullification for MJ Dispensary Case [View all]AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)Try "to lie your way onto a jury"? No. Just answer the questions. What's there to lie about?
Ask any question that you think might be asked. Here's a sample. "If the evidence shows beyond any reasonable doubt that ..., could you convict the defendant of ..." Yes, I could. But who's reasonable doubt? Holder's? Or mine? If it is mine, then I get to choose. If it is Holder's, why even have a jury trial?
In England, in 1670, a jury refused to convict William Penn. Ultimately, the Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas held that a jury could not be punished on account of the verdict it returned and overturned a lower judge's ruling to the contrary. The Bushel's case is the precedent that would be relied upon in opposition to any effort to hold a juror in contempt.