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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Jury nullification means the jury understands the person is guilty of whatever crime they are accused of, but don’t want to find them guilty for whatever reason.
Jury deliberations are private and confidential. Juries are under no obligation to explain their reasoning. Add in the fact that the law allows for the convicted to appeal a verdict, but not the prosecution that means a jury can decide on a “not guilty” verdict for whatever reason they want and not have to worry about it.
Those reasons can range from the just like “Sure, the law says you can’t sleep on a park bench, but the punishment for that is 10 years in jail and when it is charged it’s ALWAYS charged against black people. That’s crazy on two levels. So even though this guy was sleeping on the park bench, I’m not going to say he’s guilty” to the unjust “Sure, he killed that kid for no reason, but that kid was a disgusting n****** so I’m sure he had it coming to him. Not guilty”
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