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Re: court trial against me - the outcome



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Andrew Del Vecchio wrote:
> Mark,
> 	In absentia was always there, it just wasn't SOP like it is now. BTW,
> are you familiar with jury nullification? It was a victim of the last
> round of substance prohibition in the 20s and 30s. Essentially, jurors
> have the (no longer honored) right to find a defendant 'not guilty' if
> they feel that the law he is accused of breaking is BS. See
> http://fija.org/ for more details.
> 
> ~Andrew
(much snippage)

It's a shame they don't have that right any more.

Laws have a purpose IMO, but they should go only as far as is absolutely
necessary.

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F. Fox
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