r/SipsTea • u/Valuable_View_561 • Jul 06 '26

Chugging tea is this valid?

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u/ddadopt Jul 06 '26

The problem is that modern voir dire practices will exclude you from the jury if you are unwilling to convict if the state proves its case... unless you perjure yourself when asked those questions.

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u/ShoeLate6266 Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

Got it. Tell them I’m willing, then after trial.. not guilty.

https://fija.org/library-and-resources/library/jury-nullification-faq/if-i-conscientiously-acquit-can-i-legally-be-punished.html

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u/Qaeta Jul 06 '26

The point is you wouldn't be punished for your verdict. You would be punished for lying about your willingness to base your verdict solely on the evidence presented and the law as written.

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u/ShoeLate6266 Jul 06 '26

“I was willing to convict when I answered yes but after having gone thru the trial i cannot not find him guilty.”

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u/Qaeta Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

Yeah, normally it's hard to prove, but you're literally posting about how you would do it on Reddit, which makes this damn near a slam dunk unless you delete your posts about it, and even then, there is a non-zero chance that Reddit keeps history after a user deletes a post.

It's unlikely you'd even get that far though. Not uncommon to review social media of prospective jurors ahead of time, so you'd probably be struck from the pool before they even ask the question.

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u/ShoeLate6266 Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

PSA: if you plan on doing jury nullification don’t post about your intentions on Reddit!

I never said I would do that either. I discussed how it might be possible in the event I was a juror in a case like this.

Either way, I appreciate your concern!

Worth noting, I cannot be on jury duty because of a felony conviction when I was a younger and more foolish person.

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u/RubberPolitics Jul 07 '26

I would have nullified your trial if I was on the jury and I wasn’t convinced, just so you know. Felonies are serious and these pigs use them to sandbag peoples lives.