Juries can acquit people they think are guilty—learn this and change the world!

Juries can acquit people they think are guilty—learn this and change the world!

Jury nullification occurs in a trial when a jury acquits a defendant they believe to be guilty of the charges against them.

This may occur when members of the jury disagree with the law the defendant has been charged with breaking, or believe that the law should not be applied in that particular case. A jury can similarly convict a defendant on the ground of disagreement with an existing law, even if no law is broken.

A jury verdict contrary to the letter of the law pertains only to the particular case before it. If a pattern of acquittals develops, however, in response to repeated attempts to prosecute a statutory offence, this can have the de facto effect of invalidating the statute.

A pattern of jury nullification may indicate public opposition to an unwanted legislative enactment.

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