Blaze (he/him)@feddit.org to AskUSA@discuss.onlineEnglish · 2 days agoUS citizens, can you give historical context and examples of jury nullification?message-squaremessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up15arrow-down1message-squareUS citizens, can you give historical context and examples of jury nullification?Blaze (he/him)@feddit.org to AskUSA@discuss.onlineEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square5fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareZoe@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 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