Comments on: Jury nullification protects people from the State http://www.blagnet.net/2008/08/16/jury-nullification-protects-people-from-the-state/ Discussing Libertarian Philosophy Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:06:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: …no third solution » Blog Archive » If You Can Think For Yourself, You Can’t Serve on a Jury http://www.blagnet.net/2008/08/16/jury-nullification-protects-people-from-the-state/comment-page-1/#comment-693 …no third solution » Blog Archive » If You Can Think For Yourself, You Can’t Serve on a Jury Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:46:07 +0000 http://www.blagnet.net/?p=257#comment-693 [...] P says that jury nullification protects people from the State, citing a recent case where a juror was removed for questioning the legitimacy of the law. He [...] [...] P says that jury nullification protects people from the State, citing a recent case where a juror was removed for questioning the legitimacy of the law. He [...]

]]> By: Kel http://www.blagnet.net/2008/08/16/jury-nullification-protects-people-from-the-state/comment-page-1/#comment-688 Kel Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:37:33 +0000 http://www.blagnet.net/?p=257#comment-688 Not too long ago, I was talking to Adam and I mentioned how since I had voted for the first time this year to participate in the primary, that I had put myself at risk for jury selection. I then grinned and said, "Oh well, let them select me for jury duty. I'll just make sure my fellow jurors know about Jury nullification." Adam didn't seem to like that thought. Of course, he is an Assistant District Attorney, and I imagine losing an entire case - no matter how well presented - simply because the jurors didn't feel the law that was broken shouldn't have been a law in the first place would sort of suck. But I imagine if I were to be selected, I would suffer a similar fate as the juror in this story. Not too long ago, I was talking to Adam and I mentioned how since I had voted for the first time this year to participate in the primary, that I had put myself at risk for jury selection. I then grinned and said, “Oh well, let them select me for jury duty. I’ll just make sure my fellow jurors know about Jury nullification.”

Adam didn’t seem to like that thought. Of course, he is an Assistant District Attorney, and I imagine losing an entire case – no matter how well presented – simply because the jurors didn’t feel the law that was broken shouldn’t have been a law in the first place would sort of suck. But I imagine if I were to be selected, I would suffer a similar fate as the juror in this story.

]]>