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Re:Man arrested for promoting jury nullification wins federa... by watwut on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @03:32AM (#32395160)
The population of blacks in south was pretty large tho. In some states they had majority. The violence was to keep them away from power.
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Re:Man arrested for promoting jury nullification wins federa... by vkou on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @04:52AM (#32395617)
Also, a jury needs a near-unanimous, or unanimous verdict to convict. All it takes is a few pro-lynching jurors, and the accused flies free as a bird.
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Re:Man arrested for promoting jury nullification wins federa... by washbrain on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @04:16AM (#32395399)
For sure, but that's definitely not universally the case today.
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