One searches the writings of the founders in vain for the notion that jurors should "decide only the facts and not the law" -- in fact, constitutions of early states like Maryland specifically mention that jurors must be allowed to decide the law as well as the facts of the case. Nor will we find any mention of "runaway juries" or "rogue juries" to describe jurors who acquit despite a judge's instructions that the law gives them "no choice but to convict if you find that the defendant acted as charged"
https://www.courageouslion.us/p/are-you-avoiding-your-duty-to-help
Joel_Walbert / Joel Walbert
npub1mw…y59rj
2024-06-07 01:20:33
Author Public Key
npub1mw8jj8w0jjfh8afzgpcvhm604wqtn2xngdpydt9plc6pznx9rhgqny59rjPublished at
2024-06-07 01:20:33Event JSON
{
"id": "854308a526534bd1699981f8d6a8bdb39d3418be58e9e20e452fcf15361b74d1",
"pubkey": "db8f291dcf949373f5224070cbef4fab80b9a8d3434246aca1fe34114cc51dd0",
"created_at": 1717723233,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [],
"content": "One searches the writings of the founders in vain for the notion that jurors should \"decide only the facts and not the law\" -- in fact, constitutions of early states like Maryland specifically mention that jurors must be allowed to decide the law as well as the facts of the case. Nor will we find any mention of \"runaway juries\" or \"rogue juries\" to describe jurors who acquit despite a judge's instructions that the law gives them \"no choice but to convict if you find that the defendant acted as charged\"\nhttps://www.courageouslion.us/p/are-you-avoiding-your-duty-to-help",
"sig": "82905b4bcfbd7a60e4a791fced39cbcdd92de91785408cf1a331c8b1eca4fd140856edef8659b1341c77d162ffac85aedf1e47f69f7235502f3792e1e933c964"
}