The prosecutor called this Missoula County, Montana case—including charges for marijuana possession—a "mutiny."
One juror wondered why the county was wasting time and money prosecuting the case at all, said a flummoxed Deputy Missoula County Attorney Andrew Paul.District Judge Dusty Deschamps took a quick poll as to who might agree. Of the 27 potential jurors before him, maybe five raised their hands. A couple of others had already been excused because of their philosophical objections.
“I thought, ‘Geez, I don’t know if we can seat a jury,’ ” said Deschamps, who called a recess.
And he didn’t.
Said the judge afterward: "I think it's going to become increasingly difficult to seat a jury in marijuana cases, at least the ones involving a small amount."
