7 felonies for passing out jury nullification fliers

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(08-09-2015, 09:01 AM)michaelsean Wrote: It's not so much allow as it is there is no recourse. You can't hold jurors accountable for their vote, and you can't retry if there is an acquittal. I believe a judge can overrule a conviction, but I have to believe it's almost unheard of.

I think in most cases a hung jury ends up as a retrial, so if there's one rogue juror votes not guilty the prosecution can still decide to retry the case.

It wouldn't be much of a justice system if jurors voted based on fear of being prosecuted themselves.