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Wild, do you believe that a jury would have voted to convict if they had been told that a conviction carried a mandatory 10 year sentence?

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Wild, do you believe that a jury would have voted to convict if they had been told that a conviction carried a mandatory 10 year sentence?
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Thats a silly question....if you sit on a jury, you are SWEARING under OATH, that you will FOLLOW THE LAW as it is given to you.

The law is generally that juries SHALL NOT consider the punishment imposed.

I have faith in the civic duty of most of my fellow citizens.

I doubt YOU will ever sit on a jury.

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Since several member have a much better legal education then I do, Can someone answer this question, Isn't there some kind of verdict that says, yes, we agree he did it, but we find him not guilty (anyway)?

Is this an urban myth? or is it something that actually exists in law, but is only applicable to ??? OR is it actually something that exists, and is just generally unknown or not used?

This is a serious question, as I have heard for many years about jury nullification, and have heard many arguments, some for , others saying it doesn't exist. I would just like to hear from anyone with real world experience, in order to further my understanding.

As far as the case under discussion, based on what has been covered here, I would say, the punishment seems excessive. Aren't there manslaughter convictions that have smaller sentences? Maybe not, didn't the Enron guy just get 25 years for "insider trading"?
 
Wild, do you believe that a jury would have voted to convict if they had been told that a conviction carried a mandatory 10 year sentence?
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Irrelevant. As wild pointed out you swear an oath to discharge your duty and follow the law and the instructions of the judge. What the people will get as punishment has nothing to do with guilt. The jury is there to decide guilt.

I can't believe the same people that are bashing Bush for allegedly passing unconstitutional laws are standing at the ready to subvert the jury system in spite of direct prohibitions against such behavior.
 
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