Re:Mark Bao tracks down his stolen laptop and has the last l...
by roc on Thursday March 24, 2011 @10:31AM
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> But why?
Jury nullification. US Juries can find in opposition to the facts, the evidence, the law, the judge's instructions, etc.
In short, if you put a case in front of a US jury, with a clearly documented violation of a clearly worded law, you may still find the jury returning a verdict of 'not guilty'. And that's just the way it is.
Jury nullification. US Juries can find in opposition to the facts, the evidence, the law, the judge's instructions, etc.
In short, if you put a case in front of a US jury, with a clearly documented violation of a clearly worded law, you may still find the jury returning a verdict of 'not guilty'. And that's just the way it is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification