Comment on Well, I guess that settles it
Jamablaya@lemmy.today 1 day ago
I just hope there’s people around smart enough and willing to lie, when asked in jury selection interviews, that they’ve never heard of jury nullification. I doubt they ask that in those words, because people would go look it up, but I’m sure they have a roundabout way of getting to that answer.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The degree to which the jury pool is going to be stacked with people tied to the finance and insurance industry is going to send eyebrows through the ceiling.
leadore@lemmy.world 1 day ago
True, even though it’s supposed to be a jury of the defendant’s peers, not a jury of the victim’s peers.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
The concept of a “peer” has been fast and loose for a long time. All-white upper-class juries sentencing poor black men happens to this day.