Jury nullification is the term for when a jury declines to convict a defendant despite overwhelming evidence of guilt.
The defense is not allowed to encourage a jury to nullify a case, and the jury is required to follow the evidence and the law.
In recent decades, jury nullification has reared its head in cases that touched on hot-button social issues.
The quasi-legal status of nullification leads to a sort-of “don’t ask, don’t tell” position in which neither the defense nor the jury mentions nullification out loud.
Darrell Brooks attempted to argue for jury nullification at his 2022 intentional homicide trial despite the judge's warnings.
Persons:
Luigi Mangione, Brian Thompson, Luigi ”, Luigi, he’s, “ It’s, ”, Cheryl Bader, “, Clay S, Conrad, ‘, It’s, Thompson, Mangione, Adam Gray, ’, Joey Jackson, ” Conrad, Bader, she’s, ” Bader, John Adams, Jim Crow, White, Emmett Till, Jack Kevorkian, Jeff Kowalsky, Francine Hughes, it’s, don’t, Michael Picard, ” Picard, Darrell Brooks, Brooks, “ Darrell Brooks ”, –, ” Brooks, Mike De Sisti, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Judge Gregory Carro
Organizations:
CNN, Fordham School of Law, Prosecutors, Magna Carta, Getty, “, American Civil Liberties Union, Milwaukee
Locations:
New York, Pennsylvania, Manhattan, New York City, Midtown Manhattan, Pontiac , Michigan, AFP, Waukesha , Wisconsin