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To: TigerPaw who wrote (198)	6/25/1999 11:41:00 AM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 470

>>I was on a jury for an assault case. At the end it was obvious that a crime had been committed, but it was not the crime for which the defendant was accused. Our only choice was innocent.<< The fault then lies with the prosecutor at the charging phase. The system isn't perfect, and there will be poor outcomes due to prosecutorial incompetence, but when we come to the point where we think jury nullification is an appropriate remedy, I fear for our democracy. If the evidence didn't support the charge in your assault case, then you reached the correct verdict. bp