To: doug from upland
Jury nullification is a constitutional doctrine which allows juries to acquit criminal defendants who are technically guilty, but who do not deserve punishment.
5 posted on
07/05/2012 6:07:07 PM PDT by
donna
(Mitt quote: ...gay couples raising kids. That's the American way...)
To: donna
For any of us who have followed the story on John and Ken, we would have voted the same.
6 posted on
07/05/2012 6:08:47 PM PDT by
doug from upland
(Just in case, it has been reserved: www.TheBitchIsBack2012.com)
To: donna
Jury nullification is a constitutional doctrine which allows juries to acquit criminal defendants who are technically guilty, but who do not deserve punishment. And is some cases to recognize that the legal system is broken and approve of vigilante justice.
This isn't always a good thing.
15 posted on
07/05/2012 6:58:49 PM PDT by
null and void
(Day 1261 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Heroes aren't made Frank, they're cornered...)
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