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"the role of a jury is not to rule on the merit of a motion such as this, but rather to decide the facts of a case" I don't think that's correct. https://en.w
by tga_d 12y ago
"the role of a jury is not to rule on the merit of a motion such as this, but rather to decide the facts of a case"
I don't think that's correct.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification
- dragonwriter 12y agoJury nullification has nothing to do with ruling directly on the merits of a motion of the type at issue here. It might involve indirectly considering the merits of a loosely-simialr motion in the course of rendering a criminal verdict, but even that wouldn't apply to this specific motion in its context, since that was not a criminal case.
- rosser 12y agoMotions like this aren't decided by juries, and are orthogonal to Jury Nullification.
- superuser2 12y agoJury nullification is an artifact of the existence of trial by jury and the prohibition on double jeopardy. It's inevitable that juries can effectively decide law, but it is not their purpose or role.