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To: cougar_mccxxi
Juries are supposed to behave this way whether I personally agree with the verdicts or not. Now if only jury nullification principles were brought into play for far more important issues.

ALEXANDER HAMILTON (1804): Jurors should acquit even against the judge's instruction...."if exercising their judgement with discretion and honesty they have a clear conviction that the charge of the court is wrong."
5 posted on 12/26/2010 9:18:52 AM PST by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: cripplecreek

Thank you. Nice quotation.


6 posted on 12/26/2010 9:20:56 AM PST by cougar_mccxxi
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