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03-22-2008, 03:35 AM
Forgive me if this has been discussed. I searched and didn't find anything.
I'm trying to find out how the pretrial hearing went and all I could find was this: Marijuana Laws on Trial - NORML (http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7494)
Should be a very interesting trial. :thumbsup:
While both Stroup and Cusick readily admit they were indeed sharing a marijuana cigarette at the time of their arrests, both have entered pleas of not guilty. Through their attorneys, they have filed a motion challenging the constitutionality of the statute criminalizing responsible adult marijuana smokers, and will shortly be filing a second motion requesting the trial judge to inform the jury of their right to return a not-guilty verdict if, in their view, the defendantsâ?? actions did not amount to criminal conduct. This long-held traditional power of a jury â?? to refuse to convict if its members agree that such a conviction would create an injustice â?? is fundamental to the juryâ??s role as the bulwark of American individual liberty.
I'm trying to find out how the pretrial hearing went and all I could find was this: Marijuana Laws on Trial - NORML (http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7494)
Should be a very interesting trial. :thumbsup:
While both Stroup and Cusick readily admit they were indeed sharing a marijuana cigarette at the time of their arrests, both have entered pleas of not guilty. Through their attorneys, they have filed a motion challenging the constitutionality of the statute criminalizing responsible adult marijuana smokers, and will shortly be filing a second motion requesting the trial judge to inform the jury of their right to return a not-guilty verdict if, in their view, the defendantsâ?? actions did not amount to criminal conduct. This long-held traditional power of a jury â?? to refuse to convict if its members agree that such a conviction would create an injustice â?? is fundamental to the juryâ??s role as the bulwark of American individual liberty.