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Subject:	Re: Those stupid conservative (was liberal) judges are at it again!
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Wed, 25 Sep 2002 03:08:33 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes: > Quoting: First U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Jay, writing in Georgia > v. Brailsford, 1794, concluded: "The jury has the right to judge both the > law as well as the fact in controversy". Hey, that's neat! Do you know if this has happened in a major case in modern times? Dave!

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		Re: Those stupid conservative (was liberal) judges are at it again!
(...) What the...?! Dave!, you have taken part in these discussion about Jury nullification before -- I have to assume you know all about it. Search "Jury nullification" in this newsgroup, both Larry and I have discussed it many times before (...) (22 years ago, 25-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Those stupid conservative (was liberal) judges are at it again!
(...) Depends on who you ask. Most judges will tell you it is not your place as a juror to weigh the justness of the law, that your duty is only to the validity and applicability of the facts and that you have no power to judge (nullify) law. (...) (22 years ago, 25-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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