Tservitive Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 So, I just discovered that jurors in the USSA have the ability to dean a law immoral in legal cases. Would it make sense to accept jury duty in order to apply this right in ways to dismantle the state? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumberSix Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 I'm not an expert, but here are my thoughts. It's worth a try, but the judge might set aside the verdict or hold you in contempt of court if s/he discovers that you did that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 I saw this Stanhope bit recently and asked the same question. I can't imagine it being immoral to vote not guilty on victimless crime, I think I would do it if I had nothing else to do. https://youtu.be/1k4fYIUuAP8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirgall Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Mister Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 it's called jury nullification Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utopian Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 And people have been using it to be found not guilty of tax evasion. True story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tservitive Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 I'm not a legal expert by any means. Is there a line in the sand as to how far jury nullification can go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livemike Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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