Isn’t that what happened in Rodney King? The cops were overcharged, with attempted murder, and couldn’t be found guilty of some sort of assault/battery/brutality charge?
I frankly do not remember the Rodney King verdict, but it would fit. The article didn’t mention CA as having the same law against reduced charges by juries.
My first reaction to law about juries reducing the charges was that it gives juries way too much authority, beyond their capabilities. Usually, they say that if you get into a case where you are wrongly accused of a crime that you should waive your right to a jury trial for this reason, but in this case, the judge is not impartial. It is not a good position to be in.
“in Rodney King? The cops were overcharged,”
Way over-charged! I saw the very first airing of the video. Never saw the whole thing again. King wouldn’t comply and get on the ground. He kept getting up and trying to go around the back of the car. I thought he was doped up on PCP.