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by Slowplay
Tue Mar 13, 2012 6:43 pm
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: "Jury nullification" : Jurors can acquit despite evidence.
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Re: "Jury nullification" : Jurors can acquit despite evidenc

tommyg wrote: Anyone with any legal training is automatically culled out of being a juror

They also don't want felons who have had expierence with the law that is
why felons are ban from jury duty no jail house lawyers allowed on a jury.

Anyone who flames me for this statement is a nieve fool
I used to think attorneys were always bumped, but one time (jury duty summons) during voir dire one of the potential jurors mentioned that he was a former prosecutor. I was surprised he made it to voir dire, but even more surprised that he was selected to serve on the jury. The defense attorney didn't scratch him either.

Regarding nullification, it only works if you have suffient jurors to sway the decision. Otherwise, you'd just continue to deliberate or end up w/ a hung jury.

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