U.S. Supreme Court Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"[T]he jury has the power to bring a verdict in the teeth of both law and fact."

by:	U.S. Supreme Court
Source:	Horning v. District of Columbia, 254 U.S. 135, 138 (1920).
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Maybe judges should mention this when charging the jury. -- jim k, Austin, Tx
-- watchman 13, USA
A forgotten pillar of republican government. -- E Archer, NYC
Hey, jim, efforts are underway to ensure that judges DO inform the jury of this fact: http://www.ibiblio.org/fija/fijabill.htm -- E Archer, NYC
This statement can be defined from both natural law and legal positivism. Both get a 5 star rating. -- Mike, Norwalk