Wow. This is awesome. From the NY Times: South Dakota to Vote on Extending Jury Rights
In November, voters in South Dakota will decide whether to give tax protesters, medical marijuana users and other criminal defendants a new right. A proposed constitutional amendment would allow defendants there to concede their guilt but nonetheless argue for acquittal on the grounds that the law under which they were charged is misguided or draconian.
We need to have something like this as more and more stupid laws are passed and enforced. The current legal system is a farce, and more and more power is being taken away from juries. Jury trials are an endangered species.