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Lucille
06-13-2013, 12:41 PM
Go the F*ck Free: Best-Selling Illustrator Makes Jury Nullification Fun
http://suburra.com/blog/2013/06/13/go-free/


An American juror has the power to deem a defendant “not guilty” in a criminal trial even when the evidence of guilt is overwhelming. The juror can, in effect, nullify a law believed to be either unjust or unjustly applied. This legal doctrine is known as jury nullification. Drug-war opponents and sex-work activists should familiarize themselves with this aspect of jurisprudence, and thanks to Ricardo Cortés jury nullification is now colorfully accessible.

Cortés is the illustrator of the New York Times bestselling children’s book, Go the F*ck to Sleep (2011).* He also wrote and illustrated the children’s book about marijuana, It’s Just a Plant (2005), and A Secret History of Coffee, Coca & Cola (2012). His illustrated book on jury nullification is called Jury Independence Illustrated (2011) and the ebook can be viewed for free here.

http://www.suburra.com/images%20-%20PD%20blog/graphics/JuryIndependence.jpg
Free: http://www.rmcortes.com/jurybook/
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For more detailed information on how to ethically get seated on a jury in order to nullify the prosecutions of non-violent drug criminals read “A Guide to Surviving as a Juror” by the Texas attorney, Clay Conrad. Conrad is the author of Jury Nullification: The Evolution of a Doctrine (1999).

Anti Federalist
06-13-2013, 01:06 PM
Oh I like this.

Please cross post to GP.