Jury nullification
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jury-nullification-217-2144642
title:
Jury nullification
text:
Jury nullification, also known in the United Kingdom as jury equity, or a perverse verdict, is when the jury in a criminal trial gives a verdict of not guilty even though they think a defendant has broken the law. The jury's reasons may include the belief that the law itself is unjust, that the prosecutor has misapplied the law in the defendant's case, that the punishment for breaking the law is too harsh, or general frustrations with the criminal justice system. Some juries have also refused to
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encyclopedia
description:
Type of jury verdict in criminal trials
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification
date created:
2003-02-07T15:07:28Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T23:19:21Z
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