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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It’s when the jury thinks that the defendant is theoretically guilty, but the law itself is wrong and they side with the defendant against the cops.
Pros: People who commit justified murders can be let off the hook. Or people who broke outdated, bad, or nonsensical laws that haven’t been repealed because lawmakers are too busy cosplaying as kindergartners.
Cons: The Jim Crow South.
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