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To: Lane3 who wrote (129779)	8/4/2005 2:04:09 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) of 793964

Jury nullification is a way of keeping the state honest. I agree it should only be used in extraordinary circumstances, but juries do what juries do, they're the collective intelligence of the community. I know you've served on juries and I haven't, but I have listened closely to what former jurors say. Each individual juror is fallible, but collectively they seem to balance each other's weak points. You may not realize this, but the litigants can opt for a bench trial if they prefer, so if one or the other asks for a jury, it's because they prefer the potential range of outcomes.

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