Re: jury nullification, jury veto, jury pardon

Scout wrote:

> "Larry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

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> > No.  Listen closely.
> >
> > TThe judge tells the jury what the laws are.   The law of justification
> > says that conduct which is criminalized by other laws can in fact be
> > engaged in during certain circumstances.  You keep saying "nullification"
> > Scout, but it is simply the jury following their charge and the law.
>
> Ah, so the judge gets to make the law anything he says it is.
>
> If the judge says that self defense is legal....it is. If he says it's
> murder....it is.
>
> Damn, and here I thought we were a nation of law....not judge's instruction.

  You mean, you didn't know?  LOL!