Denver's Unconstitutional Harassment of Jury Nullification Activists: The City Treats Handing Out Pamphlets Near a Courthouse as a Crime | TownHall
This Saturday is Jury Rights Day, which commemorates the 1670 acquittal of Quaker leader William Penn by English jurors who refused to convict him even though he had clearly violated a ban on dissenting religious assemblies. Denver is celebrating the occasion by harassing activists who seek to inform the public about the principle embodied in Penn's acquittal: the right of jurors to reject the enforcement of unjust laws, a.k.a. jury nullification.
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The city added that "plaintiffs' proposed intent of peacefully handing out jury nullification literature to or discussing jury nullification with passersby at the plaza, without more, does not violate Colorado law."
Does that mean Morrissey plans to drop the jury tampering charges against Iannicelli and Brandt? Not according to Lynn Kimbrough, Morrissey's public information officer. "Their charges still stand," she says.
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The city added that "plaintiffs' proposed intent of peacefully handing out jury nullification literature to or discussing jury nullification with passersby at the plaza, without more, does not violate Colorado law."
Does that mean Morrissey plans to drop the jury tampering charges against Iannicelli and Brandt? Not according to Lynn Kimbrough, Morrissey's public information officer. "Their charges still stand," she says.