Stephen Miller has erupted at “blatant jury nullification” after a Los Angeles tow truck driver was acquitted of stealing an ICE vehicle in the latest embarrassment for Donald Trump’s Justice Department.
Bobby Nuñez, 33, was charged with theft of government property after towing away a locked ICE SUV—with its keys and firearm secured inside—during a chaotic immigration arrest in downtown Los Angeles on Aug. 15.
Video from the scene showed federal agents chasing the truck as it pulled away, before arresting Nuñez and leading him away in handcuffs.
Dear Jesus Christ, will you & Santa figure out a way to bring senor miller a healthy dose of some incurable type of cancer this holiday season? A go fund me can be set up if’n ya’ll need $’s for incentive to get ‘er done.
U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli wrote: “Apparently he thought it would be funny to interfere with our immigration enforcement operations. Now he can laugh behind bars while he faces justice. Nunez is looking at up to 10 years in federal prison if convicted.”
Essayli, acknowledged the outcome on Friday: “A jury found Mr. Nuñez not guilty. He was free on bond prior to the trial. We have no further comment.”
LOL get fucked fascists.
Apparently he thought it would be funny to interfere with our immigration enforcement operations.
I mean, he was right.
Sure would be a shame if Essayli’s car got towed briefly, and definitely not funny in any way, nope
Good Let him cry like the toehead twit he is
Stephen Miller only melts down. That’s his default mode.
That guys inner monologue must be the most pitiful shit.
Jury nullification isn’t illegal lmao you fucking fascist crybaby.
WAHHHHHH WAAHHHHHH PEOPLE HAVE RIGHTS WAHHHHH
Just wait, unless the US public drastically ramp up resistance.
i have much doubt we will resist or rebel to any meaningful degree. but i still remain hopeful.
He’s gonna turn into Giuliani in like 15 years
Minus the black hair die.
If Steven Miller got an aneurism over his anger, this would be even better.
I think his head would literally explode. Which to be frank would be awesome.
Stephen Miller, you are absolutely unlovable, aren’t you? But that’s just you, you don’t want a hug, you want your pants around your ankles in front of a thousand ovens ablaze.
The world will be much better when your kilogram and a half of potassium is returned to agriculture.
every federal case should end in nullification until trump is gone.
Unless it’s one of these RW dirtbags on trial.
Pee Wee Himmler better get used to lots and lots of jury nullification. It’s probably why this little asshat is trying to get away with disappearing people with no trial - he hates and despises We, The People.
Jury nullification is the real reasons juries exist. Pass all the corrupt laws and appoint all the corrupt justices you want. As long as we still have trial by jury we have a check on power from the citizens.
This is why I hate people who say they hate being on a jury.
You have the most direct access to affect your society in a jury box than you do at the ballot box.
Except in most places you have to suffer financial hardship in order to exercise this ability
I live in Texas. Jurors are paid $20/day with no reimbursement for expenses, and employers aren’t required to pay employees on jury duty (though mine does).
So yeah - people hate it.
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My state does it. My employer didn’t. And the courthouse was a long way away.
Also while I would like to be a jury it can be brutal. I had a friend that did grand jury once for 6 months. They were being constantly shown murder scene photos and other graphic imagery. I’d imagine that would bother some people
Juries exist to determine facts, and check the work of the prosecutor to make sure they proved the case to the standards required by law. They are an essential part of the legal process, and the possibility of nullification is an interesting byproduct.
This case was not nullification. He was charged with theft for towing a car, which is not theft anywhere, and is standard practice for tow truck operators. The vehicle was returned less than 20 minutes later.
Not guilty was a reasonable conclusion, not a case of a jury nullifying an otherwise solid case.
Cotizen juries absolutely exist for jury nullification. Otherwise it would be better to have professionals who are experts in the law making the rulings like judges do in most civil cases.
I was in a jury recently, and they were clear in the instructions that we were to make decisions on the basis of the law as it is, not one what we think it should be. Some of the questions during jury selected were specifically tailored to identifying those who might consider nullification.
Juries still exist in civil cases. They are there to make findings of fact, just like a criminal case. Bench trials are those without a material dispute of the facts.
Nullification is a side effect, a consequence of the process. Nullification is not the primary reason for a jury.
They tell you to only consider the law as written, but that doesn’t make nullification illegal or improper. They just don’t like it.
Their duty as civil servants is to uphold the law as written. Challenging laws as unjust is the duty of the citizenry.
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did you read what I wrote?
I don’t think the person you’re replying to is disagreeing with you, they’re just pointing out that in this case, the jury didn’t have to nullify an existing law for the tow truck driver to be found not guilty.
a judge can issue a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) if they determine that no reasonable jury could have reached the verdict based on the evidence.
So while it is rare the judge can still fuck everyone involved in the case no matter what the jury says.
freedom
In a criminal case, a judge can only overturn a guilty verdict.
Upon checking into that it looks like you’re right.
thank you both for bringing this up. I never knew that. That’s good to know.
“Pee Wee Himmler” is great lol
I am pretty sure tow truck drivers have pretty wide-ranging immunity from vehicular theft charges. After all, most of their business consists of unauthorized disappearing of other people’s vehicles.
I wonder how often these spurious prosecutions are just tax-payer funded revenge fantasies against people that have slighted these officials.
Good. Melt faster.
Also, what does he mean by “tribalizes”?
That thumbnail is chef’s kiss good
The vehicle was blocking a driveway, and it was towed a block away. ICE was back in that car less than 15 later.
10 years in prison is way overkill for that.
10 minutes in prison would have been overkill.
I hope he sues for wrongful prosecution.
So you’re saying the guy was just doing his job? Towing illegally parked vehicles?
The first few minutes and any rough treatment or insults was more than enough for uh, doing his job.
The rest of the 10 years is a “you have disrespected The Party and The Race” bonus.
