Just lie. If you swear to uphold the law and then insist that you're 100% certain that the accused is legally in the free and clear they can't prove you don't think that.
So as long as you don't outright say "I think the accused is guilty, but I'm going to say they are innocent because I disagree with the ability of the legal system to justly punish offenders" you're in the clear?
Pretty much. But don't waffle - talking about Jury Nullification in a courtroom is illegal in some places. Imagine you're one of the jurors in the OJ trial and just keep insisting that there's reasonable doubt even if you can't think of a specific reason why there should be.
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What's the best way around this? Crossing your fingers?
Just lie. If you swear to uphold the law and then insist that you're 100% certain that the accused is legally in the free and clear they can't prove you don't think that.
So as long as you don't outright say "I think the accused is guilty, but I'm going to say they are innocent because I disagree with the ability of the legal system to justly punish offenders" you're in the clear?
Pretty much. But don't waffle - talking about Jury Nullification in a courtroom is illegal in some places. Imagine you're one of the jurors in the OJ trial and just keep insisting that there's reasonable doubt even if you can't think of a specific reason why there should be.
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If you talk about it during Juror selection they'll kick you out, if you talk about it after doing it then in some places that might be illegal.
And if the decision isn't unanimous, you can just hang the jury right?
Depends on where you are. In some places a single juror can't hang a jury, but at least you can walk away knowing you fought the good fight.
Just gotta find that one other comrade that'll stick by you
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