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Judges have also been known to threaten anyone with jail who suggests jury nullification is a possibility. It seems pretty clear that it was the sort of thing t
by cmdrfred 12y ago
Judges have also been known to threaten anyone with jail who suggests jury nullification is a possibility. It seems pretty clear that it was the sort of thing the founding fathers intended when the created the system, but never the less if it takes away from the judges and prosecutors power they will fight it tooth and nail.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification_in_the_Unite...
- mellavora 12y agoAgreed. Part of the purpose of a trial by a jury of your peers in your own state of residence is that the jury is to decide if the law is fair, or fairly applied.
- Karunamon 12y agoI'm sorry, but that's a rather inaccurate view as to the justification for jury nullification. It is not a thing that's directly provided for in the law, it's a confluence of two legal principles: juries can't be held liable for their decisions, and the prohibition against double jeopardy. There's also the problem that that when people are told about nullification, they consider evidence less than they otherwise would. In other words, i'd argue that there are some very good reasons for this setup, as inconsistent and illogical as it sounds. Great video that explains this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqH_Y1TupoQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqH_Y1TupoQ