I believe in the Constitution and liberty first.
I believe in innocent until proven guilty.
I do not believe in frivolous lawsuits
BUT I do believe in punitive damages when someone is truly negligent.
I believe in the right of Jury Nullification.
I try to use logic, facts and data to come to conclusions instead of emotional reactions.
I do believe that most of the time I will not feel the love from one side of the adversarial process and will never sit on a jury.
To All,
I just had to sign up for jury duty in Allen County.
I believe in the Constitution and liberty first.
I believe in innocent until proven guilty.
I do not believe in frivolous lawsuits BUT I do believe in punitive damages when someone is truly negligent.
I believe in the right of Jury Nullification.
I try to use logic, facts and data to come to conclusions instead of emotional reactions.
I do believe that most of the time I will not feel the love from one side of the adversarial process and will never sit on a jury.
Am I wrong?
Regards,
Doug
Murder trial in Marion County about 20 years ago....prosecutor asks me, "Do you think the state of Indiana must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt?" - I said Yes. He said dismissed...I said yeah but...the judge says "YOU are dismissed." I left the chambers and I have never ever been called to jury duty again.
dont vote..no jury duty
I believe in the right of Jury Nullification.
I don't, but more importantly, neither do the courts. If you don't like a law, a court or the legislature changes it.
dont vote..no jury duty
IMO, the highest priority of any jury is to determine if the law is right or wrong prior to then determining if the accused is guilty or not.
dont vote..no jury duty
Really?It is the judge who has the sole responsibility of interpreting the appropriate law and instructing the jury accordingly.
The jury's responsibility is to determine the facts as they relate to the case, not whether or not the law is right or wrong.
You're entitled to your opinion, but the fact of the matter is that the modern judicial system is set up like I described.
When you sit on a jury, you will be instructed on what is allowed to be discussed, and the "right or wrong" of the law is not one of those things.
It is the judge who has the sole responsibility of interpreting the appropriate law and instructing the jury accordingly.
The jury's responsibility is to determine the facts as they relate to the case, not whether or not the law is right or wrong.
You're entitled to your opinion, but the fact of the matter is that the modern judicial system is set up like I described.
When you sit on a jury, you will be instructed on what is allowed to be discussed, and the "right or wrong" of the law is not one of those things.
Really?
Indiana Constitution, Article 1, Section 19:
In all criminal cases whatever, the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the facts.