Michigan judge cracks down on free speech

[Preacher]

Michigan Activist Faces 5 Years in Prison for Distributing Jury Nullification Pamphlets

WOW! He is gonna be one rich man once the ACLU and other groups get done with the state of Michigan...whoever controls these thugs in robes might want to kick this nut case off the bench before it costs them even more money.

 

[mdk]

How stupid. It looks someone is gong to get a nice fat check cut by the taxpayers in the future.

 

[Preacher]

Denver's Unconstitutional Harassment of Jury Nullification Activists

Looks like this is nothing new.

 

[P F Tinmore]

Judges have been lying to juries for many years. Many years.

 

[P F Tinmore]

So they provided for trial by jury--once in the Constitution, and twice more in the Bill of Rights. In those days, it was part of the definition of the word "jury" that its members could judge the law as well as the evidence, and the judge would often remind them of this power. For example, if jurors found the law to be unjust or misapplied, or that the defendant's rights had been violated in bringing him or her to trial, they would acquit for those reasons, despite good evidence.

In addition to veto power, our common law legal traditions also provide that if a jury decides to acquit, its decision is final. A verdict of "not guilty" cannot be overturned, nor can the judge harass the jurors for voting for acquittal, or punish them for voting their consciences, even after making them swear to follow the law as given by the judge! And jurors may be asked, but cannot be obliged, to explain their verdicts.

The charge to the Jury in the first Jury trial before the supreme Court of the United States illustrates the true power of the Jury. In the February term of 1794, the supreme Court conducted a Jury trial and said: "...it is presumed, that the juries are the best judges of facts; it is, on the other hand, presumed that the courts are the best judges of law. But still both objects are within your power of decision."

"The jury has a right to judge both the law as well as the fact in controversy."
John Jay, 1st Chief Justice
United States supreme Court, 1789

"The jury has the right to determine both the law and the facts."
Samuel Chase, U.S. supreme Court Justice,
1796, Signer of the unanimous Declaration

"the jury has the power to bring a verdict in the teeth of both law and fact."
Oliver Wendell Holmes,
U.S. supreme Court Justice, 1902

"The law itself is on trial quite as much as the cause which is to be decided."
Harlan F. Stone, 12th Chief Justice
U.S. supreme Court, 1941

"The pages of history shine on instance of the jury's exercise of its prerogative to disregard instructions of the judge..."
U.S.vs Dougherty, 473 F 2nd 113, 1139, (1972)

"You have a right to take upon yourselves to judge of both, and to determine the law as well as the fact in controversy."
(State of Georgia vs. Brailsford, et al, 3 Dall 1)

"The Jury has an unreviewable and unreversible power...to aquit in disregard of the instructions on the law given by the trial judge..."
U.S.vs Dougherty, 473 F 2nd 1113, 1139, (1972)

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

"Michigan judge cracks down on free speech"

Wrong.

Another lie from the dishonest right.

The individual was charged with obstruction of justice, having nothing to do with 'free speech' or the 'First Amendment.'

Michigan Legislature - Section 750.120a

 

[P F Tinmore]

"Michigan judge cracks down on free speech"

Wrong.

Another lie from the dishonest right.

The individual was charged with obstruction of justice, having nothing to do with 'free speech' or the 'First Amendment.'

Michigan Legislature - Section 750.120a

How so? FIJA merely informs juries of their rights and duties. It has nothing to do with obstructing justice.

 

[Preacher]

"Michigan judge cracks down on free speech"

Wrong.

Another lie from the dishonest right.

The individual was charged with obstruction of justice, having nothing to do with 'free speech' or the 'First Amendment.'

Michigan Legislature - Section 750.120a

Fuck off numb nuts. Free speech is free speech we all know you RETARDS would LOVE to clamp down on ANY speech you disagree with but its not going to happen. Ya know what fuck it. Tired of dealing with your ass. On ignore your annoying ass goes.

 

[OKTexas]

"Michigan judge cracks down on free speech"

Wrong.

Another lie from the dishonest right.

The individual was charged with obstruction of justice, having nothing to do with 'free speech' or the 'First Amendment.'

Michigan Legislature - Section 750.120a

As usual, you're wrong again, none of the prospective jurors had been assigned a case, so there was no case to obstruct and technically they weren't even jurors. They were part of a pool of potential jurors, which includes everyone in the country who have reached the age of majority and not disqualified for some reason.