@Moment-in-Time,
Quote:A "fair trial" will ultimately see Snowden getting jail time while making his supporters very unhappy.
FAIR outcome it would not be under any moral code however it might be the legal outcome as fair and legal is not one and the same thing in this case.
That is how the concept of jury nullification came about in the first place to deal with situations like this after all.
Too sum up I am not sure at all that Mr. Snowden will be found guilty as you seems to be even if the government can prove he is indeed guilty of the charges level against him as he and the jury members have a higher duty then to the letter of laws that are being misused.
Quote:Jury nullification
Jury nullification is a constitutional doctrine which allows juries to acquit criminal defendants who are technically guilty, but who do not deserve punishment. It occurs in a trial when a jury reaches a verdict contrary to the judge's instructions as to the law.