Jury Nullification in United States

Plain-English Law

Jury Nullification as defined by Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (p. 437-455):

A decision made by a jury to acquit a defendant who has violated a law that the jury believes is unjust or wrong.

Jury Nullification

United States Constitution

According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled JURY NULLIFICATIONJury nullification occurs when the prosecutor convinces a jury beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the crime charged, but the jury nevertheless decides to acquit. Also called an “acquittal against the evidence,” nullification represents a conclusion by the
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Jury Nullification

Leading Case Law

Among the main judicial decisions on this topic:

United States v. Dougherty

Information about this important court opinion is available in this American legal Encyclopedia.

References

See Also

• Jury System
• Jury Verdict