Blaze (he/him) to AskUSA@discuss.onlineEnglish · 5 months agoUS citizens, can you give historical context and examples of jury nullification?message-squaremessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up156arrow-down1message-squareUS citizens, can you give historical context and examples of jury nullification?Blaze (he/him) to AskUSA@discuss.onlineEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square23linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareZoe@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down1·5 months 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