I’ve bee watching the Brooks vs state trial, and before he makes his closing argument, the judge tells him NOT to inform the jury of their power to nullify the law.
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A jury is supposed to make a decision of “fact” only, which in a criminal trial means “did the defendant commit the crime they are accused of (as defined by the law).”
Jury nullification happens when a jury decides to vote not guilty based on something other than that, like “we are voting not guilty because we don’t like this law.”
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