For those who don’t know, jury nullification is basically the right for any juror to not only judge the facts of the case, but to also actually judge the validity of the law itself. This means that if a jury feels that a defendant is facing an unjust charge, they actually have the right to rule in the defendant’s favor, even if they are technically guilty under the court’s standards. The federal government, and individual state governments are terrified about this concept becoming more mainstream. Read more at thefreethoughtproject/activists-install-jury-nullification-billboard-dc-plan-major-cities/#ttYBZfgWR4mAWJZq.99
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 21:18:10 +0000