"IF you are ever on a jury in a marijuana case, I recommend that you vote "not guilty" — even if you..."
IF you are ever on a jury in a marijuana case, I recommend that you vote "not guilty" — even if you think the defendant actually smoked pot, or sold it to another consenting adult. As a juror, you have this power under the Bill of Rights; if you exercise it, you become part of a proud tradition of American jurors who helped make our laws fairer.
The information I have just provided — about a constitutional doctrine called "jury nullification" — is absolutely true. But if federal prosecutors in New York get their way, telling the truth to potential jurors could result in a six-month prison sentence.
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Jurors Can Say No - NYTimes.com
Great op ed on juror nullification by Paul Butler. I also very much recommend his book Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice.
