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elleng

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9. Bad headline: Jury POOL MEMBERS truthfully informed judge they disagreed with the law.

Reply to RainDog (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2011, 09:55 PM

Dec 2011

They did their duty.

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Montana Jury Stages 'Mutiny' In Marijuana Case [View all] RainDog Dec 2011 OP

It's about time and I don't even indulge! k&r Little Star Dec 2011 #1

Yeah. you don't have to be someone who uses cannabis to recognize bad law. RainDog Dec 2011 #3

The article is a year old, and it hasn't happened since that I've read, so don't get all hopeful. Lionessa Jan 2012 #26

This is wrong. Those jurors had an obligation to lie and serve on the jury cthulu2016 Dec 2011 #2

if the prosectuors won't seat a jury cause they can't get a conviction RainDog Dec 2011 #4

I agree with making nullification manifest..... socialist_n_TN Dec 2011 #6

good. Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #5

Our drug laws are stupid, all they do is increase the black market for drugs and create RKP5637 Dec 2011 #7

yeah, I know what you mean RainDog Dec 2011 #13

I'd show up dressed like a redneck from hell! Even wear a Nascar hat. brewens Dec 2011 #8

Bad headline: Jury POOL MEMBERS truthfully informed judge they disagreed with the law. elleng Dec 2011 #9

just posting the headline I first saw RainDog Dec 2011 #10

Gotcha; not blaming you, just explaining. elleng Dec 2011 #17

It's only called a "mutiny" because the control freak authoritarians among us Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #11

LOL. I LOVE that part of this story n/t RainDog Dec 2011 #14

It's more like a real life "Mutiny on the Bounty" meow2u3 Jan 2012 #31

AWesome Vanje Dec 2011 #12

AGreed n/t :) RainDog Dec 2011 #18

Excellent.. Upton Dec 2011 #15

When they can't get convictions, they won't want to make the arrests RainDog Dec 2011 #16

All nice and logical.. Upton Dec 2011 #19

the states are bringing it to the DEA RainDog Dec 2011 #20

Not that it matters Control-Z Dec 2011 #21

here's a good link RainDog Dec 2011 #22

I'll be damned! I'm a potential juror in two weeks, and I was thinking of doing the same thing Gregorian Jan 2012 #23

too bad Night Ripper Jan 2012 #24

I see you're no longer wit us, Night Ripper RainDog Jan 2012 #27

Wait - the charge was distributing dangerous drugs?? Initech Jan 2012 #25

bet the judge knows that's true, too RainDog Jan 2012 #28

I was dismissed from a drug trial jury for this very reason. RushIsRot Jan 2012 #29

Fully Informed Jury Association Agony Jan 2012 #30

I've never been seated for jury duty RainDog Jan 2012 #32

When I get to that part Agony Jan 2012 #35

lol RainDog Jan 2012 #36

not unusual tooeyeten Jan 2012 #33

really? do you have some real world examples? n/t RainDog Jan 2012 #34