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Witness Protection In Criminal Cases: Anonymity, Disguise Or Other Options, Nora V. Demleitner
Witness Protection In Criminal Cases: Anonymity, Disguise Or Other Options, Nora V. Demleitner
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Silencing Nullification Advocacy Inside The Jury Room And Outside The Courtroom, Nancy J. King
Silencing Nullification Advocacy Inside The Jury Room And Outside The Courtroom, Nancy J. King
Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications
Jurors in criminal cases occasionally "nullify" the law by acquitting defendants who they believe are guilty according to the instructions given to them in court. American juries have exercised this unreviewable nullification power to acquit defendants who face sentences that jurors view as too harsh, who have been subjected to what jurors consider to be unconscionable governmental action, who have engaged in conduct that jurors do not believe is culpable, or who have harmed victims whom jurors consider unworthy of protection. Recent reports suggest jurors today are balking in trials in which a conviction could trigger a "three strikes" or …