[BDParrish]

“...jury nullification...”

Did you see the court’s instructions to the jury before deliberations? They were given complete latitude to do whatever they wanted with her. They could find guilty or not guilty of murder or manslaughter. They were instructed to find guilty on manslaughter if they were hung on murder. They could consider her exculpatory narrative and the castle doctrine if they wished. Furthermore they could give her five or ninety nine years. What is to nullify?

[Gay State Conservative]

What is to nullify? Well,first of all I would nullify the fact that the judge has the audacity to "instruct" me at all. During the trial,and during deliberations,*I* decide if the charges brought against the defendant are justified or not..*I* decide whether to take note of a particular piece of evidence presented,ignoring any instruction that the judge might give to "disregard" something I just saw or heard (which sometimes happens) and *I* decide how to analyze the evidence I've seen when the trial has ended,ignoring any jury "instructions" that the judge might issue.

Basically,I nullify the right of the judge to tell me what to think or what to do while sitting on a jury....among other things.

And BTW...for the record...I think that ten years might be a reasonable sentence for her appalling negligence despite the fact that one or two Freepers wanted her hanged.