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[-] LanyrdSkynrd@hexbear.net 32 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

They have a stronger version than the US because lawyers can argue for it to the jury. In the US they aren't allowed to do it, and most states have model jury instructions that tell them they are not allowed to ignore the law because they think it unjust.

[-] SeekTheDeletion@hexbear.net 26 points 1 month ago

Not only can the defense not mention it, nobody can. It will get you thrown off the jury instantly and the entire thing declared a mistrial, redone without you.

There was one guy who kept protesting outside courthouses to tell jurors about jury nullification and he had been harassed and arrested dozens of times.

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