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If this case goes to trial, it could well become a benchmark case, because the defense will look for the jury to find this 25 year-old female teacher to be innocent via nullification of a law in Texas that was passed three years ago -- Judges will not allow for a defense to be a request for jury nullification.
A resulting trial will almost assuredly be closely followed by the entire legal community, because the vast majority of contemporary Judges contend that juries do not have the right to nullify laws.
In the event of a trial, I believe many who post here could learn a good deal about jury nullification and a juries alleged rights -- as seen by most trial Judges -- versus the power that juries truly possess. This case could turn into could an excellent learning vehicle for understanding how Judges have usurped powers that the founding fathers intended for juries to have.
If this case goes to trial, it could well become a benchmark case, because the defense will look for the jury to find this 25 year-old female teacher to be innocent via nullification of a law in Texas that was passed three years ago -- Judges will not allow for a defense to be a request for jury nullification.
A resulting trial will almost assuredly be closely followed by the entire legal community, because the vast majority of contemporary Judges contend that juries do not have the right to nullify laws.
In the event of a trial, I believe many who post here could learn a good deal about jury nullification and a juries alleged rights -- as seen by most trial Judges -- versus the power that juries truly possess. This case could turn into could an excellent learning vehicle for understanding how Judges have usurped powers that the founding fathers intended for juries to have.