One searches the writings of the founders in vain for the notion that jurors should "decide only the facts and not the law" -- in fact, constitutions of early states like Maryland specifically mention that jurors must be allowed to decide the law as well as the facts of the case. Nor will we find any mention of "runaway juries" or "rogue juries" to describe jurors who acquit despite a judge's instructions that the law gives them "no choice but to convict if you find that the defendant acted as charged"
