You are put on the jury. How do you decide/act? (user search)
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  You are put on the jury. How do you decide/act? (search mode)
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Question: I would do the following:
#1
Guiltyof voluntary manslaughter		  
#2
Not guilty be reason of insanity		  
#3
Tell the judge you are too biased to serve		  
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Partisan results
Total Voters: 33

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Roemerista
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« on: February 27, 2011, 10:26:38 PM »
The Law is King. If "it is the crime she committed" than she should serve it. Jury nullification to me is simply shierking our responsibility to her as well as to the public body. It is a high cost, but a cost we need to pay to enjoy a trial by our peers.
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