[lbo-talk] Jury nullification (was: volume

Jon Johanning jjohanning at igc.org
Tue Jun 24 08:01:54 PDT 2003


I was once rejected for jury duty in Philadelphia after I expounded a jury nullification position. I wasn't really trying to get myself excused; I really believed it. However, my dismissal may have been due simply to my very confused explanation of my views sounding like the ravings of a madman.

A question for the list's lawyers: what do they think of potential jurors who take such a position?

On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 09:50 AM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:


> Actually, I take jury duty seriously, and my experience so far is that
> most people do as well. In fact, I would like to serve on a drug case -
> because it would give me an opportunity to refuse to convict under the
> rubric of jury nullification of unjust or simply idiotic laws (such as
> drug laws in the US).

Jon Johanning // jjohanning at igc.org ______________________________ "When I fed the poor, they called me a saint. When I asked why are they poor, they called me a communist."

-Dom Helder Camara, Brazilian archbishop, Propaganda and the Public Mind



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