Oh, Montana, Give This Child a Home…

[Jackpine Radical]

http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/403606/montana_jury_%22mutinies%22_over_ridiculous_marijuana_charge/#paragraph3

Montana Jury "Mutinies" Over Ridiculous Marijuana Charge

Potential jurors in a Missoula County District Court last week staged what one attorney described as a "mutiny," refusing to be part of a case that would convict someone for possessing a few buds of marijuana.

Although the defendant, Touray Cornell, also faced a felony charge of criminal distribution of dangerous drugs, the part of the case that got to some members of the jury panel was the charge Cornell faced for possessing a tiny amount of marijuana -- a 16th of an ounce. One after another, almost all of the nearly 30 potential jurors stepped forward to say they would not be willing to convict a man for possessing such a small amount of the drug.

[LiberalLoner]

1. Go Missoula! The town I claim as my home town! woo hoo! n/t k&r

[LiberalLoner]

2. P.S. Not all of Montana is as progressive as Missoula. Just sayin'. n/t