The document discusses the power and duties of juries. It states that while judges will instruct juries to uphold the law, juries actually have the power to judge both the facts of a case and the law itself. Juries were established to protect citizens from governmental overreach, and their duty is to ensure justice is served, not simply to uphold the laws as given by the judge. The document emphasizes that jurors should understand and exercise their rights and powers, including the ability to nullify unjust laws, as juries essentially represent the authority of the public and ordinary citizens in the legal system.
The document discusses the power and duties of juries. It states that while judges will instruct juries to uphold the law, juries actually have the power to judge both the facts of a case and the law itself. Juries were established to protect citizens from governmental overreach, and their duty is to ensure justice is served, not simply to uphold the laws as given by the judge. The document emphasizes that jurors should understand and exercise their rights and powers, including the ability to nullify unjust laws, as juries essentially represent the authority of the public and ordinary citizens in the legal system.
The document discusses the power and duties of juries. It states that while judges will instruct juries to uphold the law, juries actually have the power to judge both the facts of a case and the law itself. Juries were established to protect citizens from governmental overreach, and their duty is to ensure justice is served, not simply to uphold the laws as given by the judge. The document emphasizes that jurors should understand and exercise their rights and powers, including the ability to nullify unjust laws, as juries essentially represent the authority of the public and ordinary citizens in the legal system.
MUST UPHOLD THE LAW AS HE/SHE GIVE IT. HE/SHE WILL BE LYING. THE JURY MUST JUDGE THE LAW AS WELL AS THE FACTS. JURIES WERE INSTITUTED TO PROTECT CITIZENS FROM THE TYRANNY OF GOVERNMENT. IT IS NOT THE DUTY OF THE JURY TO UPHOLD THEIR LAW. IT IS THE JURY'S DUTY TO SEE THAT JUSTICE DONE. _____________________________________________________ If you are going to be a Juror soon or will be one eventually, know what POWER you hold and Your RIGHTS. Do not let the JUDGE take this or DISREGARD the JURY'S POWER. IT'S YOUR DUTY YOUR OBLIGATION TO KNOW AND EXCERCISE YOUR RIGHTS & POWERS. JURY RIGHTS " To Jury Nullification" there are only two point where ordinary people, from the public get to make decisions, one is in the 'Voting boot', the other is here in the jury BOX, here ordinary men & women, make decisions on weather or not to take a person property, liberty or even his/her life. The ordinary men/woman have the powers and the Authority to judge the facts of the case at hand, and when they want to excises it. The jury's also have the 'inherent' powers to judge the worthiness of the law its self, where it be criminal case or civil case. each jury is a power unto themselves, and they can do as they wish as only man/woman can wish, public servants can't. jury can do what they feel is right, not withstanding what the instructions are from a judge, these principles date back century's, jury have the right to judge the facts & the law. Jury's can 'Nullify' bad laws. and a precedent was set it is how common law was born. no jury is honoured bond to obey any of their laws, jury can change the law. and even reinstate good laws that protect every man/woman and their properties. today when you sit in jury, you are the law. if we to have faith in justice then act in justice from the heart. Jury foremost duty is to protect its citizen from bad laws coming from Government, who is becoming a Tyrant. Fundamental laws of England.Of the Absolute Rights of Individuals as "the absolute rights of every Englishman" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_Laws_of_England