Sentences with phrase «via jury nullification»

But now it seems that the defense may be gearing up for contesting the charges factually or perhaps constitutionally (or perhaps even via jury nullification if other avenues of defense falter).

KGNU's report provides some insight as to why the District Attorney's office might be particularly fearful at this time of the prospect of having to prove cases before fully informed jurors, aware of their right to conscientiously acquit via jury nullification:

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a jury - trial found the defendant guilty at the first level, then the case was appealed to the second, where the jury (via nullification) acquitted.