Montana Jury Pool Stages 'Mutiny' Over Pot Possession Charge

[Flaxbee]

Go, Montanans!


http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/12/montana_jury_pool_stages_mutiny_over_pot_possessio.php

A prosecutor in Missoula County, Montana was forced to reach a plea agreement in a felony drug case after almost all 27 members of the jury pool said they would not convict the suspect for possessing such a small amount of marijuana.

Touray Cornell was arrested after a search of his house turned up used joints, a pipe, and pot residue. The search was prompted by neighbors complaining that he was allegedly selling drugs, which he reportedly admitted to in an affidavit. According to <Beaumont Enterprise, Cornell's "criminal history includes numerous felony convictions."

... rest of article at link

[grasswire]

1. jury nullification: the duty of the juror to judge the law as well as the facts of the case

The last defense of the citizen against tyranny.

Jury nullification. www.fija.org (Fully Informed Jury Association)

Citizens used to know about and understand this right. Knowledge has been suppressed. People are even arrested when trying to pass out leaflets about it, or mention it in a courthouse.

Learn about it.

[Elmore Furth]

2. Thank goodness for common sense.

[Ptah]

3. Deschamps sentenced Cornell to 20 years,

with 19 suspended, ...

http://missoulian.com/news/local/article_464bdc0a-0b36-11e0-a594-001cc4c03286.html