Edit: search bar research has shown that some jurisdictions make it very difficult to nullify. I don’t want to doxx my county, but if anyone knows a source for by county jury rules I would be grateful.
It’s for the county. I have no idea what it’s for or anything. Never had to do it before.
As a comrade, there many types of cases where being on the jury are an opportunity for praxis on both the side of nullification and going balls to wall for a conviction depending on whatever the case is.
It’ll be a major pain in the ass given the commute, but I’m lucky in that my employer pays me my full wage for days served on jury. So I really don’t have an excuse outside of avoiding the commute to try and avoid it. Especially since I could have an actual say and impact on something that matters.
I am well aware of how to avoid it, but does anyone have advice on how to get selected if it’s something a comrade should try and get on the jury for m / try and sus out what the case is before deciding whether I should try and get out of it?
A couple of things, first they might just not even select you without an interview. I’m guessing they generate a list of names and just cut it in half because I’ve seen people get notified they got pulled and then never see a word about it again.
Secondly it could be a years long process depending on the case. Make sure you’re really committed to it if you do get selected.
Third, during the selection process, as everyone says here, they’re trying to weed out “radicals”. You’re also under oath during selection meaning lying during it is a crime. The lawyers interviewing you will probably know if you’re being purposely vague or deflecting. They will probably look through any public social media you have too and search for public records or news papers for your name. You can also be removed from the jury by the judge after the trial has started, who will almost certainly listen to the prosecutor if asked to do this.
Fourth, the defendant might have actually done something heinous and I don’t think the US justice system is really justice but letting violent criminals just walk free also is not really justice. Unfortunately you will almost certainly not be involved in sentencing, just determining guilt, so your only say is in whether or not the defendant is punished or not.
If you get through all of that and still want to try to nullify and you can convince the other jurors I wish you the best of luck.
There’s a few websites with more info like Fija.org