Prosecutor Defeated by Glaring Stupidity of Pot Laws Jacob Sullum|Aug. 14, 2012 4:43 pm A Kansas defense attorney reports: I had a jury trial this morning on level 3 possession with intent MJ, level 4 possession drug paraphernalia and level 10 no drug tax stamp. During voir dire, my almost all white, middle-class, middle-aged jury went into full rebellion against the prosecutor stating that they wouldn't convict even if the client's guilt was proven beyond a reasonable doubt -- almost all of them! They felt marijuana should be legalized, what he does with it is his own business and that the jails are already full of people for this silly charge. Then, when the potential jurors found out that the State wanted him to pay taxes on illegal drugs, they went nuts. One woman from the back said how stupid this was and why are we even here wasting our time. A "suit" from the front said this was the most ridiculous thing he'd ever heard. The prosecutor ended up dismissing the case. Judge gave me a dismissal with prejudice. I'm still laughing my ass off over this one. I have NEVER seen a full on mutiny by an entire jury pool before. Easiest win ever! Not quite jury nullification, but close. Something similar happened in Montana a couple of years ago. Prosecutor Defeated by Glaring Stupidity of Pot Laws - Hit & Run : Reason.com I saw this posted on another site and thought it should be "spread around" a bit more!
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That's fantastic! And in Kansas of all places! I can't believe this doesn't happen at every possession trial throughout the country, but hopefully with the public's opinion changing on the issue it will start happening more and more often. What will the governments start doing then when it becomes clear that they are just wasting their money on arresting, and sending people to trial who are only going to be acquitted every time anyway, because the public no longer wants these laws? I dream of being put on a jury for a cannabis possession trial.