Blaze (he/him)@feddit.org to AskUSAEnglish · 2 days agoUS citizens, can you give historical context and examples of jury nullification?message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up151arrow-down1message-squareUS citizens, can you give historical context and examples of jury nullification?Blaze (he/him)@feddit.org to AskUSAEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareZoe@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·2 days agoAnother example is William Lynch who beat a Jesuit priest who sexually assaulted him as a child and was found not guilty by the jury despite admitting guilt
Another example is William Lynch who beat a Jesuit priest who sexually assaulted him as a child and was found not guilty by the jury despite admitting guilt