> But why? Jury nullification. US Juries can find in opposition to the facts, the evidence, the law, the judge's instructions, etc. In short, if you put a cas

> But why? Jury nullification. US Juries can find in opposition to the facts, the evidence, the law, the judge's instructions, etc. In short, if you put a case in front of a US jury, with a clearly documented violation of a clearly worded law, you may still find the jury returning a verdict of 'not guilty'. And that's just the way it is. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification