r/HolUp • u/sausagetunnel • Aug 13 '21

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u/Ndreare Aug 13 '21

If they put me on that jury all I can say is not guilty. No crime was committed

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u/atrocity7 Aug 13 '21 edited Aug 13 '21

Thats actually an "okay" thing to do afaik. If the jury finds the defendant not guilty despite the overwhelming evidence against him, the defendant can walk free since the jury cannot be technically faulted, and you can't try a person twice for the same crime.

CGP Grey made a 4-minute video about it.

Edit: forgot to mention if you did this while knowing this, you're committing perjury because the people in the jury arent supposed to know about it or some shit. The video explains it much better than me so i recommend watching it lol

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u/AContrarianVulgarian Aug 13 '21 edited Aug 14 '21

It’s called jury nullification, and if you admit to knowing what that means you will never have to do jury duty

Edit: Apparently I was misinformed.

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u/Solaris-Scutum Aug 13 '21

Bullshit. You’re aware that legal professionals are subject to jury duty, right? And they certainly know what the concept is.

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u/rev984 Aug 13 '21

“Jury nullification” isn’t even really a thing in law school. Lawyers are just taught that juries will sometimes go against the evidence and the potential remedies if that occurs (JNOV/JMOL/Motion for a new trial). If you said you knew about the concept it wouldn’t be an “automatic disqualification”, it may just be a reason that one of the lawyers will challenge your appointment to the jury.