[Peace-discuss] Jury nullification

[Szoke, Ronald Duane]

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NYTimes online
OPINION   | December 21, 2011 
Op-Ed Contributor:  Jurors Need to Know That They Can Say No 
By PAUL BUTLER 

Jury nullification is premised on the idea that ordinary citizens, not government officials, should have the final say as to whether a person should be punished. 

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