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Jurors can ignore an unjust law


Just say NO!  Jurors have the power of jury nullification but the court and attorneys will never tell them this fact. If a juror feels, for example that marijuana should be legal, then the state has no power to take any action against them if they refuse to vote for a guilty verdict in a marijuana possession case.  I believe jurors should use their  power more often against unjust laws and wrongful prosecutions.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2011/06/jury-nullification

http://www.scribd.com/doc/3817372/Jurors-Handbook

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