C-dub wrote:Keith B wrote:bdickens wrote:Keith B wrote:There is an old addage that says 'Close enough for government work'. What that translates to if a CHL get's caught going past a 30.06 sign is
'CLOSE ENOUGH FOR the
GOVENRMENT judge to make you do time on the
WORK farm.'
I thought it was a
jury that had to decide that.
Nope, you can have a Judge only decison that can put you in jail.
I thought we got to chose whether we wanted a jury or not. I remember a long time ago hearing that if one wanted a case decided on the law, chose a judge, but if one wanted a case decided on the facts, chose a jury.
Didn't say you couldn't request one. Anyone can request a petit jury for a civil or criminal case. BUT, as you mentioned, if you hope to get by on a legal loophole, like size of letters, etc, a Judge is usually your best bet. Jury's will many times try to use a 'well you should have known that's what they meant' mentality and go with their gut vs. the actual letter of the law (which can work in your favor if you broke the letter of the law.)
