Jury nullification occurs when a jury returns a verdict of "Not Guilty" despite its belief that the defendant is guilty of the violation charged. The jury in effect nullifies a law that it believes is either immoral or wrongly app...
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This section of "The American Jury" offers background and resources on jury nullification- what it is, how and when it occurs, and why it arouses such strong passions. It also offers lessons and classroom resources to help students explore and understand this issue.
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www.crfc.org/americanjury/nullification.html
www.crfc.org/americanjury/nullification.html
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"Jury nullification of law", as it is sometimes called, is a traditional American right defended by the Founding Fathers. Those patriots intended that the jury serve as one of the tests a law must pass through before it assumes enough popular authority to be enforced.
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www.greenmac.com/eagle/ISSUES/ISSUE23-9/07JuryNullifica...
www.greenmac.com/eagle/ISSUES/ISSUE23-9/07JuryNullification.html
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"Jury nullification" means that a jury finds a defendant innocent because the law itself is unjust, or is unjust in a particular application, and so should not be applied.
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www.friesian.com/nullif.htm
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American Jury Institute ... On the Grand Jury ... Current State Constitutional Authority for Jury Veto...
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Straight Talk: Justice Often Served By Jury Nullification, When the law is wrong, a jury is entitled to take the law into its own hands. ... In his 1998 book "Jury Nullification: The Evolution of a Doctrine," Clay S. Conrad defines "jury nullification" this way: "Jurors in criminal trials have the right to refuse to convict...
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www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,163877,00.html
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"Jury nullification of law," as it is sometimes called, is a traditional right that was rigorously defended by America's Founding Fathers. Those great men, Patriots all, intended the jury to serve as a final safeguard – a test that laws must pass before gaining sufficient popular authority for enforcement.
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www.isil.org/resources/lit/history-jury-null.html
www.isil.org/resources/lit/history-jury-null.html
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Information about jury rights, the jury nullification movement, current cases, media coverage, and lots of links ... Path : freedom > courts > jury_nullification...
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www.erowid.org/freedom/jury_nullification/jury_nullific...
www.erowid.org/freedom/jury_nullification/jury_nullification.shtml
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