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by Illychnosis
4905 days ago
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> As a former defense attorney, I would have loved it if jury nullification was intentionally designed into the system. Jury nullification is part of law. Design is the part that dictates that you, as a defense attorney, cannot inform juries of their power. The prosecutors certainly won't. Every American jury has the power* to ignore the law and make their own verdict if they decide that's how justice would be served. Last year, it became part of New Hampshire law to protect the right of the defense to inform juries of their power: http://reason.com/blog/2012/06/29/new-hampshire-adopts-jury-... *edit: changed "right" to "power" |
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