I was on a jury, and I know several other people who were also on juries, and we didn't really follow the instructions. Everybody approached the case with their

I was on a jury, and I know several other people who were also on juries, and we didn't really follow the instructions. Everybody approached the case with their own point of view, and we had to argue a bit to get to a unanimous verdict even though it was obvious what the law said about what the defendant was charged with, and the defendant was obviously guilty. Some people considered stuff we were told by the judge to disregard -- it didn't made a difference in the outcome in the case I was on, but I have no doubt it does in other cases. The judge also warned us indirectly about jury nullification, which he said happened most often in marijuana cases. Judges mention it because they know it happens frequently. Juries don't just follow instructions.