Comment on How would legal procedure change if every citizen eligible for jury duty was aware of jury nullification?

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cattywampas@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Have you ever been selected for jury duty? I haven’t, so I can’t speak to the screening process.

In cases of capital punishment I wouldn’t be surprised if they screen out people who are against it, since it would be a conflict of interest. A jury’s only purpose is to determine whether someone is guilty of a crime, not to weigh in on sentencing. Although I’m pretty sure sentencing comes later anyway.

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