A split 11th Cir. panel says a lower court acted appropriately by dismissing a juror who said the Holy Spirit had told him the defendant was not guilty. “A contrary holding would allow criminal defendants to be convicted based on a divine revelation.” pic.twitter.com/XefOT0ehaZ

— Brad Heath (@bradheath) January 10, 2020

Judge Pryor - who had been on President Trump’s Supreme Court short list - dissented. He said the decision means some religious jurors must now “be stricken for cause if a discriminating lawyer elicits during voir dire that God communicates with them.” pic.twitter.com/IF43E3DZFc

— Brad Heath (@bradheath) January 10, 2020