If you want to nullify a law as a member of a jury, don’t talk about jury nullification:
- during jury selection
- during the trial
- in private with any other jury member
- during verdict deliberation
There is no Michael Scott moment where you “declare nullification”.
Even if the defendant is on camera and appears to commit the crime; if the defendant admitted to committing the crime; if the defendant shook your hand and said, “send me to prison, I’m guilty” — you simply decide that you did not see sufficient evidence that the defendant is guilty.
The moment you talk about jury nullification, you will be removed from the jury and/or cause a mistrial.
Just a friendly tip to those who want to serve their civic duty!
Yep
And thanks to contempt charges being entirely under the purview of the presiding judge, you might also catch jail time for mentioning it
But a jury would have to convict me though, so if I just tell that jury to google jury nullification I’ll be home scot free.
Fun fact: Contempt of Court doesn’t require a trial, the judge just has the bailiffs toss you into a jail cell until you pay money or a random amount of time passes
YOU DIDN’T SEE THIS COMING
You gotta hit the judge with a Beyblade
Only thing that works
You think I’ll get out if I capture him in a pokeball?
That’s kidnapping, that’s 10 to 15 years
If you used Instant Transmission to warp him to King Kai’s, you’d probably be fine
That’s trafficking. Guess I just gotta hit him with the laser canon from Akira