Forum Newsfront
September, 1984
God's Jury InstructionsRichmond, Virginia--A U.S. Court of Appeals has reversed the convictions of two men charged with possession of marijuana in a South Carolina Federal district court. During the trial, the judge, Solomon Blatt, Jr., or a local minister began proceedings each day by leading the jurors in prayer, urging them "to pass judgment as the Lord will do." They were further admonished that "those of us who sin should be wiped from the face of the earth." Defense cou...
