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AmHoomon t1_iscmkc7 wrote

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

> Jurors are finders of fact, not determiners of law.

Here's an exercise:

Where, in what law, binds jurors as you describe?

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PaxNova t1_iscp7aw wrote

Definitions will vary in statute by state, but Wex defines then as finders of fact. The definition will be used in statute.

There is difficulty in holding them to it, as you cannot dispute the facts once they are found by the jury except on certain circumstances, but the intent / spirit of the law is clear.

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