Saturday, August 27, 2005

Jury Nullification - Too Bad It Doesn't Happen More Often

This is a vey interesting article on jury nullification and how the practice has been suppressed. This right, which is quite constitutional, is one of the few ways that a person can be given justice under an unjust law. The suppression of this practice has done nothing in the interest of justice, but exactly the opposite.
The author also references a case that I have been steaming over for years - the 25 year conviction of Ed Rosenthal for growing pot.

The report is here

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