Assuming this is true, this guy's a hero
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This gets me wondering...is there anything they could do if you stood outside (probably a little bit away) a courthouse where jury selection occurs, with a sign saying something along the lines of "Look up jury nullification?"
There was a guy in NYC (Dr. Julian Heicklen) who did this every day for years. He passed away in March.
He was charged with jury tampering in 2010, but the case was thrown out in 2012: the judge said he was within his First Amendment rights as long as he didn’t “target individual jurors”.
Along those lines, some rich philanthropist should take out TV ads on send mass mailers to people explaining it. Hilarity ensues when the entire legal profession goes reee.
I wish I was rich enough to do that.
You could probably rent a billboard on a highway somewhere.
They could almost certainly use that as an excuse to get a new jury, get you on some obstruction charge, or dismiss any verdict they don't like.
The system is built upon the whims of those in charge, no amount of logic will catch them in a trap where they are forced to accept it.
It's more about sending a message, not influencing any specific verdict. At least that's the angle I was going for.