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Just say "jury nullification" you'll never get picked again. Or better yet don't say it and just refuse to convict no matter what if you get picked.
That's not true. I used that and it didn't work. It was a couple years ago. In the same form - I also said I was unwilling to be a room with unmasked people due to covid. That didn't work either.
so the prosecutor did not care that you would refuse to convict even if he proved the case beyond a shadow of a doubt? interesting way to prosecute a case when doing jury selection....
I don't even live in a rinky-dink county either. I assume that in every state - rural counties break the rules and bend the law due to "budget shortages" and "staffing issues" and the like. Meanwhile - everybody pretends that's not actually true. I don't want to dox myself but I live in an important county where I thought when it came to government legal stuff that they triple checked that every "t" was crossed and every "i" was dotted. But - of course - I was wrong.
its not even that this is like one of the most basic things for a prosecutor
you get to have a say in jury selection. youd absolutely want to make sure your potential picks dont involve someone who says no matter how good you make your case, no matter the evidence, they absolutely will vote not guilty
They never contacted me again but if they had - I would have gone to jury selection and when it was my turn to answer questions before anybody I asked a single question I would have said "I believe in jury nullification. Also - due to covid I do not want to be in a room full of unmasked people. What do you have to say about that Mr. Prosecutor?" And if I was not released from jury duty immediately - I would have said "Mr. Prosecutor, after I leave here I'm going directly to the [Local News Paper Name] to talk to a reporter in person about this situation. I thought you should know that important news."
I would really want to say a bit more "...important news for your career," but a stupid joke is not worth having me be on Mr. Prosecutor's shit list.
Don’t risk getting arrested. Just say your personal morals will dictate your verdict, or whether the defendant is a dangerous criminal with far reach.