Roughly 90 tickets have been issued since March to volunteers with the loosely organized Food Not Bombs, which serves meals to people in need.

Too many of the potential jurors said that even if the defendant, Elisa Meadows, was guilty, they were unwilling to issue the $500 fine a city attorney was seeking, said Ren Rideauxx, Meadows’ attorney.

  • Maggoty@lemmy.world
    21·
    10 months ago

    The validity isn’t debatable. Just it’s checkered history. Ending jury nullification would require making the jury an advisory body or getting rid of it altogether. And considering it’s entire purpose is to be the last check on the justice system, that’s not happening any time soon.

    • frezik@midwest.social
      111·
      10 months ago

      No, dude. It’s popular on the Internet. Talk to real lawyers about it. When I’ve come across it with them, they rate it barely higher than SovCit nonsense.

      • Maggoty@lemmy.world
        101·
        10 months ago

        Here’s the ACLU on it. Let me know when they’re willing to defend Sovereign Citizens.

        Here’s Cornell Law School on it, and their operative quote.

        This can occur because a not guilty verdict cannot be overturned and jurors are protected regardless of their verdicts.

        So please tell me how this is a conspiracy theory with no legal force?