Yes ~~ but the jury is perfectly entitled to ignore a judge's directions, wherever they may seem to lead: and some summings-up are a disgrace ~~ read Peter Wildeblood's Against the Law, a bit dated now esp since repeal of long overdue anti-homosexual legislation, but still worth a look as a warning to potential jurors that the judge himself is not always to be trusted either ~~ & NOBODY can contradict or even query the verdict they see fit to deliver, except by going thru formal appeals processes.

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