Tservitive Posted April 30, 2015 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
NumberSix Posted May 1, 2015 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.
Jer Posted May 1, 2015 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
shirgall Posted May 1, 2015 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?
utopian Posted May 2, 2015 Posted May 2, 2015 And people have been using it to be found not guilty of tax evasion. True story.
Tservitive Posted May 2, 2015 Author 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?
Livemike Posted May 5, 2015 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.
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