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Salviati

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5. Served on a superior court trial a few years ago.

Reply to MLAA (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 12, 2022, 06:56 PM

Nov 2022

It lasted about 3 weeks. Tough case, though we decided on a not guilty verdict. It's not illegal to be an immoral asshole, and we decided that the prosecutor didn't prove beyond a reasonable doubt that what they had done was illegal, according to the law as written.

Aside from the actual case, the experiance overall was positive though, everyone on the jury took their responsibility very seriously, and wanted to do a good job.

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Have grave concerns about the prison pipeline? Serve on a jury. [View all] ck4829 Nov 2022 OP

yeah let serial killers go free. no problem nt msongs Nov 2022 #1

1850's: "Whoa, do you really wanna let those renegades helping slaves escape go free?" ck4829 Nov 2022 #3

Yes! That is exactly what he was saying! ret5hd Nov 2022 #4

That happens so often, doesn't it? Shrike47 Nov 2022 #6

I'm serving February 28th 2023 MLAA Nov 2022 #2

Served on a superior court trial a few years ago. Salviati Nov 2022 #5

Judges often ask about Jury nullification drmeow Nov 2022 #7

I guess it was long about 30 years ago. I received jury summons. 3Hotdogs Nov 2022 #8