hey chapos how am i gonna redpill the jury im on to let someone go free?

  • hauntingspectre [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    They typically won't ask if you support or have heard of jury nullification during voir dire. They will leave that to the "is there any reason you feel you can't bring a verdict in accordance with the law and judge's instructions?" question.

    Jury nullification isn't itself illegal, so you can honestly answer "No".

    • DasRav [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Yea they avoid mentioning it. My point was that you can't seem as anything but a blank slate doofus to get accepted into a jury.

    • ChapoBapo [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      They asked when I went. They didn't use the words "jury nullification" but they asked if anyone in the room would be unwilling to convict if they were convinced someone violated a law that they didn't agree should be a law (giving a stupid example of "making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich").

      • hauntingspectre [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Interesting. Wonder if your court had had "problems" with nullification before?

        • ChapoBapo [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Maybe. It was particularly weird because the case didn't even involve drugs or anything, it was a violent crime, with a victim testifying. Not something you'd expect people to go "yeah okay he did it but that shouldn't be a crime."