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smoke

 Rep: 77 

Re: Axl Serves Jury Duty

smoke wrote:

Been on jury duty myself, the biggest thing was people not understanding the law that applied as they explained it to us. Tough cookies, you don't like the law, that's the law.

Not a fan of jury nullification I take it?

Gagarin

 Rep: 50 

Re: Axl Serves Jury Duty

Gagarin wrote:

I guess.
At hand was what the definition of robbery. In IL, the law doesn't make a difference whether or not you were successful taking anything, if you broke into a house with the intent of taking something, it's robbery.
A few were hung up because the guy wasn't successful.
But in IL, it doesn't make a difference with guilty/not guilty.

smoke

 Rep: 77 

Re: Axl Serves Jury Duty

smoke wrote:

I could see getting frustrated- that scenario is hardly your classic "yeah, I know what the law says, but the law is bullshit" nullification.

polluxlm

 Rep: 221 

Re: Axl Serves Jury Duty

polluxlm wrote:

Been on jury duty myself, the biggest thing was people not understanding the law that applied as they explained it to us. Tough cookies, you don't like the law, that's the law.

Juries don't have to regard the law.