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To: miraje who wrote (91)	6/29/1998 3:31:00 PM
From: Daniel W. Koehler	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13060

James you're right. The Fully-Informed Jury Association ( i believe that's the correct name) has been trying to restore this prerogative to juries. That is, a jury has the power under common law to pass on both the facts AND the law to acquit a plaintiff. It's called jury nullification. Many jurors who have tried to advocate this right have been harshly dealt with. I am not very knowable on the detail of the subject but a good book on jury nullification is "We the Jury" by Godfrey D. Lehman. Ciao, Daniel