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A single juror cannot nullify - they can cause a hung jury which then results in a retrial, where it is mostly likely not going to contain a juror that advocate
by beeboop 4y ago
A single juror cannot nullify - they can cause a hung jury which then results in a retrial, where it is mostly likely not going to contain a juror that advocates for jury nullification. If you cannot create consensus to nullify then you're most likely just wasting time and money of everyone involved and clogging up the legal system for other people who have a right to speedy trials
- Overtonwindow 4y agoWasting whose time? Each juror is supposed to decide based on a reasonable doubt, if someone comes in there and says look I think the crime is wrong, and I think this person should Have this verdict, and I’m going to vote that way, if no one goes along with you fine. If they do great, if they don’t, then you have a hung jury. Either way that single person has nullified the verdict. Thus a mistrial. If anything, the government waste the time of people by bringing cases that should never have been brought to begin with.