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Following the Ed Rosenthal case?
Here's a link to a Sacramento Bee article in case you don't know what I'm talking about.
The city of Oakland wanted to have officials testifying in his defense, but they weren't allowed to.
When a significant portion of a jury immediately recants their verdict and apologizes to the defendant, you know something has gotten screwed up with the justice system. Apparently the judge is also looking for an excuse to give a lesser sentence than the official minimum.
J's been saying for a while that his theory is that they (Fed Prosecutors) are deliberately looking for test cases that will end up getting the laws overturned. I'm not sure, but some of them may have that effect anyhow. We can hope.
If you are on a jury - remember that despite the judge's instructions to the contrary. You DO have the right to stick to an acquittal vote if you believe the law in question is wrong - no matter what the evidence. This is called "Jury Nullification". And is a long standing American tradition.
You'll feel better about yourself afterwards, than Marney Craig and the others do now. Tell anyone you know who gets jury duty that the judge's instruction is a lie.
Here's a link to a Sacramento Bee article in case you don't know what I'm talking about.
The city of Oakland wanted to have officials testifying in his defense, but they weren't allowed to.
When a significant portion of a jury immediately recants their verdict and apologizes to the defendant, you know something has gotten screwed up with the justice system. Apparently the judge is also looking for an excuse to give a lesser sentence than the official minimum.
J's been saying for a while that his theory is that they (Fed Prosecutors) are deliberately looking for test cases that will end up getting the laws overturned. I'm not sure, but some of them may have that effect anyhow. We can hope.
If you are on a jury - remember that despite the judge's instructions to the contrary. You DO have the right to stick to an acquittal vote if you believe the law in question is wrong - no matter what the evidence. This is called "Jury Nullification". And is a long standing American tradition.
You'll feel better about yourself afterwards, than Marney Craig and the others do now. Tell anyone you know who gets jury duty that the judge's instruction is a lie.
