[lbo-talk] Jury nullification (was: volume

[Jon Johanning]

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
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