Sentences with phrase «jury nullification refers»

Simply put, jury nullification refers to the phenomenon of jurors flatly refusing to apply a law in circumstances where society's view of criminality differs from that of our Criminal Code.

«The term jury nullification refers to that rare situation where a jury knowingly chooses not to apply the law and acquits a defendant regardless of the strength of the evidence against him.

Not exact matches

«This Court has referred to the jury's power to nullify as the citizen's ultimate protection against oppressive laws and the oppressive enforcement of the law» and it has characterized the jury nullification power as a safety valve for exceptional cases... [H] owever,... recognizing this reality that a jury may nullify is a far cry from suggesting that counsel may encourage a jury to ignore a law they do not support or to tell a jury that it has a right to do so...

Jury nullification usually refers to the non-guilty version but juries can convict without evidence just as easily as they can acquit in spite of it.

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