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Bill would let jury judge the law as well as the accused

Harrison lawmaker Bob Wagner is floating a bill that essentially would let you be the judge – not just when it comes to a defendant’s guilt or innocence, but whether the law itself is worthy.

I listened to the hearing before the House Judiciary Committee yesterday and wrote about it in today’s Missoulian:

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Maybe they should call it jury privilege instead of jury duty

I’m embarrassed to admit that until I wrote a story about it, I was in the camp that dreaded jury duty. It seemed as though it would be such a huge inconvenience.

After watching a jury selection last week, and talking to folks – some who were chosen, and some who weren’t [...]