Re:Snowden appeals to 15 countries for political asylum
by ics on Monday July 01, 2013 @05:27PM
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Right, but there are still some sticky issues surrounding nullification.
"This so-called right of jury nullification is put forward in the name of liberty and democracy, but its explicit avowal risks the ultimate logic of anarchy."
Essentially, while jury nullification does exist and should be upheld it is critical that jurors are aware of it beforehand or may be otherwise informed.
"This so-called right of jury nullification is put forward in the name of liberty and democracy, but its explicit avowal risks the ultimate logic of anarchy."
See: http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/juryseminar/US... http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-2nd-circuit/1382192.html
Essentially, while jury nullification does exist and should be upheld it is critical that jurors are aware of it beforehand or may be otherwise informed.