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Your jury decided that the prosecution was because of politics, that you'd agree that the defendant was guilty, and voted to acquit, anyway? It sounds like you
by GauntletWizard 4y ago
Your jury decided that the prosecution was because of politics, that you'd agree that the defendant was guilty, and voted to acquit, anyway?
It sounds like you learned a lot of the arguments that our founding fathers had for why the right to jury trial is so important.
- hedora 4y agoAh, yes, jury nullification. Knowing about it is your civic duty, but if you let on that you've heard of it, they'll kick you off the jury
- wahern 4y agoOur decision ultimately came down to the facts, not the politics. The choice by the D.A. to take this particular case to trial seemed clearly politically motivated, but our only concern (as far as I could tell) was balancing justice for the defendant and the victim as it related to the incident.