Jury Nullification: What Is It, And Why Does It Matter?
BY Herschel Smith
5 years, 7 months ago
Based on what I heard in the video, I don’t honestly think I would ever be selected for a jury. Any sitting around waiting in jury rooms is a waste of my time.
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On April 15, 2019 at 12:45 pm, ExpatNJ said:
As to the video, they guy on the left is full of guano; a potential juror DOES have the RIGHT, the AUTHORITY, and an OBLIGATION to “judge the law”, as well as the facts. And, a potential juror has NO DUTY to volunteer their belief in that regard to any judge, attorney, or prosecutor during Voir-Dire’. For more info:
Fully Informed Jury Association
https://fija.org
(FIJA is a US national jury education org, incorporated as a 501 not-for-profit. FIJA works to educate all citizens on their authority when they serve as jurors).
Someday, your life – or death – might rely on Jury Nullification.
BTW, “SHG”, an attorney who hosts a “criminal defense blog” on the internet – and other attorneys who regularly post there – are all adamantly against Jury Nullification. I can’t get my head around that. Does Jury Nullification deny them income from the loss of appeals upon endless appeals? Isn’t the job – indeed the sacred duty – of a Defense Attorney to exonerate their innocent client?
[Note: This is not legal advice; you have to PAY for that…]
On April 16, 2019 at 8:14 am, Ned said:
ExpatNJ – I used to work in the legal field. To partially answer your question: Attorneys are a club and you’re not in it. Nullification is as abhorrent to them as pro-se litigants. Bow to the blacked robed judges/attorneys.
On April 16, 2019 at 8:48 pm, Mad Mick said:
Several years ago, here in Charlotte, i was selected for jury duty…Now, i am now, and was then, a self employed person, and quite honestly had zero fucks to give about serving..period…end of discussion….
I arrived, hung out, and was finally admitted into courtroom for questioning by the attorneys about an insurance scam case…
When asked, i told em in no uncertain terms, that i would judge the law, in addition to the “facts,” and was rewarded with the judge going battschittcrazy, launching himself over the bench, looked like he was gonna stroke out, threatened me contempt, and kicked my ass out of the jury…
Yup, my plan worked perfectly….
Now, i know i’m a guy you want on a jury, but i was unwilling to be on one then, today, i may lie my ass of, and get on one, to pull a John Grisham trick once in the deliberation chamber….
50/50….
the system is rigged and fucked…