Originally Posted by
bocastephen
This is nonsense. You've never heard of jury nullification? Everyday, jurors interpret and apply the law to cases they serve as they see fit. Jurors committing 'nullification' are not committing perjury, give me a break
The judge does not instruct jurors on how to rule - the judge will instruct the jurors on the law, and it's up to the jury to apply the evidence and their personal judgement and common sense to determine which party should prevail.
I know all about jury nullification. Lying to the judge about applying the law as the judge says (during voir dire) is perjury. It isn't prosecutable unless you're stupid enough to talk about it.
The judge tells the jurors the law, the jurors decide on the facts, and are supposed to rule based on the facts and the law, not "common sense" or "personal judgement".