Jury nullfication is both good and bad

Post #51,833 by boxley 9/15/02 6:54:11 PM Reply	Jury nullfication is both good and bad good in a case where following the law would do grave injustice, bad because of local prejuidice would let perpetrators walk. Example would be the OJay case and many whites indicted for murdering blacks but could not be convicted in certain courts. The worse thing that could happen is get someone like me on a Grand Jury where the Jurors (if they only new) could run hogwild on any subject they wanted. We would indict a ham sandwhich that both lincoln and booth took a bite out of. :) thanx, bill will work for cash and other incentives [link\|http://home.tampabay.rr.com/boxley/resume/Resume.html\|skill set] qui mori didicit servire dedidicit
Post #51,879 by jb4 9/16/02 9:20:55 AM Reply	Box, you stand a snowball's chance... ...of finding yourself on any jury. People practiced in the art of deductive reasoning are personnae non gratia[sic?] on juries; if you can't be easily swayed by emotionalism, you're not wanted (by either side). jb4 "About the use of language: it is impossible to sharpen a pencil with a blunt axe. It is equally vain to try to do it with ten blunt axes instead. " -- Edsger W.Dijkstra (1930 - 2002) (I wish more managers knew that...)
Post #51,891 by inthane-chan 9/16/02 11:03:03 AM Reply	Hey, you just insulted my wife! ;-) She was on a jury a bit back in a wrongful death suit against the local prison system. She was quite surprised that she was chosen, considering that her brother-in-law works in the prison where the death occurred. She voted with the law to accquit the individual, (they followed the procedures) but the jury as a whole agreed that there were serious flaws and lapses in the county's codes, including her. Unfortunately, that wasn't on their trial... End of world rescheduled for day after tomorrow. Something should probably be done. Please advise.
Post #51,894 by jb4 9/16/02 11:13:24 AM Reply	Hey...miracles happen... Sorry, didn't mean to insult you, your wife or anyone remotely associated with IWETHEY. I'm off to build a snow fort.... jb4 "About the use of language: it is impossible to sharpen a pencil with a blunt axe. It is equally vain to try to do it with ten blunt axes instead. " -- Edsger W.Dijkstra (1930 - 2002) (I wish more managers knew that...)
Post #51,901 by inthane-chan 9/16/02 12:20:07 PM Reply	Twas a joke... :-) End of world rescheduled for day after tomorrow. Something should probably be done. Please advise.
Post #51,882 by drewk 9/16/02 9:53:46 AM Reply	Can't be helped, but better than the alternative good in a case where following the law would do grave injustice, bad because of local prejuidice would let perpetrators walk. If society believes that something is "wrong" they will convict someone who does it. That's why defense attorneys in rape cases still demonize the complainant's sex life. Since society thinks promiscuity is "wrong" they will vote against her. But IMO no law should ever force a jury to convict a defendant whom they don't think has done anything "wrong." This is related to my opinion that laws should set maximum panalties for crimes, never minimums. === Microsoft offers them the one thing most business people will pay any price for - the ability to say "we had no choice - everyone's doing it that way." -- [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=38978\|Andrew Grygus]

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