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That’s Why Prosecutors Shouldn’t Try POM Cases

From Brian Rogers of the Houston Chronicle, Prospective juror in pot trial caught smoking marijuana (during a break, she stepped outside the building to smoke some weed, and got arrested).

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Mark Bennett got his letter of marque from the Supreme Court of Texas in May 1995. He is famous for having no sense of humor when it comes to totalitarianism.

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4 Responses to “That’s Why Prosecutors Shouldn’t Try POM Cases”

  1. Ron in Houston says:

    This really gave me a good laugh this morning. Talk about a great prospective juror.

  2. Tarian says:

    At first I thought it might be some kind of publicity stunt by NORML, but then I remembered, that would actually require, like, PLANNING, dude.

  3. El Cucuy de la Corte says:

    I guess this what they had in mind when they refer to high crimes and misdemeanors.

  4. Hunter says:

    The only REAL question, is if the State had to burn a strike on her… Doesn’t sound like cause to me!

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