Re: jury nullification, jury veto, jury pardon

On Sun, 02 Nov 2003 06:17:42 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Larry) wrote:

>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jon Beaver
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>It is simply the law, and has been clearly the law for more than 100
>>years, that, except in those jurisdiction expressly providing
>>otherwise, the court decides the law and the jury decides the facts
>>and the application of the law to the facts.
>
>I made a [pst sometime about a year ago in which I actually looked up all
>of the cases cited by a FIJA supporter in a post, and showed that none of
>the cases actually endorsed nullification, and that every single quote or
>excerpt used by FIJA was either taken out of context and/or part of a
>decision denying a jury right of nullification.  I really don't have the
>time to dfo it again, and can't seem to find that old post with a cursory
>search.  But it just goes to show how a little knowledge is a dangerous
>thing....

I was on the telephone with an advice nurse about some indigestion
problems that I was having, and she was telling me about the evils of
coffee.  I whined because I was just about to drink a nice cup of
coffee.  She said go ahead and have a cup of coffee, but cut down it
and several other bad eating habits.  After I hung up, my wife asked
me what she said.  I said "She said I can drink this coffee."

Relevance?  Some people only hear what they want to hear.


- Jon Beaver