• NutWrench
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    2510 days ago

    Just don’t mention jury nullification in front of a judge or prosecutor. They hate that.

    • @[email protected]
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      159 days ago

      Definitely mention it, just not at your own trial or after you’ve been selected for jury duty

      • @AEsheron
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        89 days ago

        Never mention it. They will often ask questions about how you think a juror should or can act. If you answer them in a way that shows you might know about nullification, you are out. If you then later admit you know about it, they will point to those questions and know you lied about them. Safest answer is to just never, ever use the term, ideally you should go through the motions in deliberation of putting the the rules together, like you are just realizing it’s a possibility then and there.

        • @[email protected]
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          89 days ago

          Yeah, I’m saying that we should mention it as non jurors. Its our responsibility to tell them. Here on Lemmy and every way we can. Let jurors know that they have the ability to do justice, even if the law is wrong

          • @kreskin
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            29 days ago

            Yep. Some parts of the law have evolved so far afield from their original context that they conflict with other legal basics. You never know when a conversation like this one might be personally applicable. No one expects or plans to die, or to be called on for jury duty. Its a surprise.