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Old Apr 7, 2006, 10:03 am   #4 (permalink) (top)
Autolykos
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I remember reading about a drug case where the jury upheld the defendant's conviction. However, after the case was closed, members of the jury spoke out about why they made that decision. It turns out that they were afraid that, if they failed to convict the defendant, the judge would punish them.

Here we can see that, regardless of the legal situation, the laws of this country are de facto ruled by judges, not by juries.

- Rob
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