Famous Quote from John Jay 

"The jury has the right to judge both the law
as well as the fact in controversy."

Quote by:
John Jay
(1745-1829) first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, First President of the United States - preceding George Washington, one of three men most responsible for the US Constitution
Source:
in the unanimous Supreme Court decision to uphold the jurors verdict of not guilty in Georgia v. Brailsford, 1794 see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_v._Brailsford_%281794%29
 
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