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NemosGhost t1_iscu1f8 wrote

Reply to comment by Tipop in Parkland prosecutors ask for an investigation after a juror says she was threatened by ‘a fellow juror’ during deliberations - CNN by SilentR0b

The point is that the juror can protect the accused from the state. It doesn't work the other way around. The idea is bogus.

Also the judge can absolutely throw out a verdict of guilty or lesson a sentence. The judge however cannot overrule a verdict of not guilty or a decision not to impose the death penalty.

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