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Jurors Judging the "Morality of the Law"


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One could even say it's not immoral to vote not guilty on any crime, and not moral to vote guilty on any crime, and instead only moral to leave restitution up to the torts experts in civil court. After all, is it right to wield a power in the name of the collective that no individual has the privilege to wield?

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I'm not a legal expert by any means. Is there a line in the sand as to how far jury nullification can go?

 

Jurors can vote how they like for whatever reason they like, and the system can't do anything about it.  Their verdict is their verdict.  They can't be punished for it in any way no matter how little it followed the law or how immoral the judge thinks it was.  Of course it's always possible that the authorities will retaliate another way, but they're not allowed to punish you for a jury vote.  

 

So no, no line in the sand legally.

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