A bill introduced earlier this month in the Granite States House of Representatives would require judges to tell juries in every criminal case that they are free to exercise a long-standing but controversial power called nullification. That means jurors can vote to acquit defendants not only if they have reasonable doubt of guilt, but also if they simply dont agree with the underlying law. online.wsj/news/articles/SB10001424052702304419104579323004148847482
Posted on: Fri, 23 May 2014 17:57:19 +0000