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Type of jury verdict in criminal trials
Jury nullification, also known as jury equity or as a perverse verdict, is a decision by the jury in a criminal trial resulting in a verdict of not guilty
Jury_nullification
Legal concept
In the United States, jury nullification occurs when a jury in a criminal case reaches a verdict contrary to the weight of evidence, sometimes because
Jury nullification in the United States
Jury_nullification_in_the_United_States
Legal rules from a judge to jurors
the law, and that jury nullification interferes with this process. It is also debated that instructions permitting jury nullification is to be criticized
Jury_instructions
1998 book by Clay Conrad
Jury Nullification: The Evolution of a Doctrine, by Clay Conrad, is one of the major book-length treatments of jury nullification. The Federal Lawyer
Jury_Nullification_(book)
Group of people to render a verdict in a court
ISSN 0734-0168. jury nullification definition – Dictionary – MSN Encarta. Archived from the original on 2010-12-07. Nullifying the Jury: "The Judicial
Jury
Legal theory in U.S. constitutional law
Nullification, in United States constitutional history, is a legal theory that a state has the right to nullify, or invalidate, any federal laws that
Nullification (U.S. Constitution)
Nullification_(U.S._Constitution)
Type of legal trial
2d 1169 (1989), dissenting Doug Linder. "Jury Nullification: History, questions and answers about nullification, links". law.umkc.edu. Archived from the
Jury_trial
American juror education group
strongly opposed to the notion that juries can nullify undesirable laws. In 2008, Clay Conrad, author of Jury Nullification: The Evolution of a Doctrine, quit
Fully Informed Jury Association
Fully_Informed_Jury_Association
Court with little or no judicial credibility
system Sex differences in crime Judicial misconduct Juror misconduct Jury nullification Innocent prisoner's dilemma Obstructionism Offender profiling Racial
Kangaroo_court
2021 vehicular mass murder in Wisconsin
argument, Brooks asked Dorow if she had instructed the jury on jury nullification. Dorow sent the jury away so that she could warn Brooks, outside their presence
Waukesha Christmas parade attack
Waukesha_Christmas_parade_attack
German-American murder victim (1959–1994)
most whites thought it was a racially motivated jury nullification by the mostly African-American jury. Polling in later years showed the gap had narrowed
Nicole_Brown_Simpson
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up nullification or nullify in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nullification may refer to: Nullification (U.S. Constitution), a legal theory that
Nullification
1995 US criminal trial
respondents thought it was a racially motivated jury nullification by the mostly African-American jury. Polling in later years showed the gap had narrowed
Murder_trial_of_O._J._Simpson
American lawyer, prosecutor and law professor
leading criminal law scholar, particularly in the area of race and jury nullification. Butler was born in Chicago, Illinois, where he attended St. Ignatius
Paul_Butler_(professor)
1895 United States Supreme Court case
criminal acquittal by a jury cannot be overhauled by the court.’" Sparf remains the last direct opinion of the Court on jury nullification. Justice Gray spoke
Sparf_v._United_States
American murder victim (1968–1994)
most whites thought it was a racially motivated jury nullification by the mostly African-American jury. Polling in later years showed the gap had narrowed
Ron_Goldman
Responses to the 1995 acquittal
guilty and the verdict was a racially motivated jury nullification by a mostly African-American jury. Current polling shows the gap has narrowed since
Reaction to the verdict in the O. J. Simpson criminal trial
Reaction_to_the_verdict_in_the_O._J._Simpson_criminal_trial
allow a jury nullification jury instruction. The Appeals Court ruled, by a 2–1 vote: The fact that there is widespread existence of the jury's prerogative
United_States_v._Dougherty
2025 prosecution in Washington, D.C.
Stern said that the grand jury's refusal to indict appeared to be an instance of jury nullification, stating that "a grand jury will typically indict a
Trial_of_Sean_Dunn
Obsolete Scots law verdict
contrary to the law (known as jury nullification), and the trial of John Peter Zenger in New York in 1735 in which jury nullification is credited with establishing
Not_proven
Concept that liberty rests on four boxes: soap, ballot, jury and cartridge
vote to elect a government which defends liberty. The jury box represents using jury nullification to refuse to convict someone being prosecuted for breaking
Four_boxes_of_liberty
Risk caused by disseminating information
Jest, "The Entertainment" therein Information security Inquisition Jury nullification Knowledge (legal construct) Malinformation Mass shooting contagion
Information_hazard
Type of legal trial
against the accused, resulting in a jury nullification. In most countries with "Roman law" or civil law, there is no "jury" in the English sense, and trials
Bench_trial
American law professor
the advisory board of the Fully Informed Jury Association, has also written in defense of jury nullification. Duane, James (2010). "The Right to Remain
James_Joseph_Duane
US court case
a district court's refusal to permit defense counsel to argue for jury nullification. Mary Moylan and seven others entered the office of the local draft
United_States_v._Moylan
1996 film by Joel Schumacher
4:03 "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" by Cissy Houston – 4:03 Jury nullification – Type of jury verdict in criminal trials The Act of Killing – 2012 documentary
A_Time_to_Kill_(1996_film)
Supreme Court of Canada case
Freedoms. The court also ruled that Latimer was not denied rights to jury nullification, as no such rights exist. The prison sentence was thus upheld, although
R_v_Latimer
1670 English legal case
punished if it could be demonstrated that they had acted improperly. Jury nullification, called a "perverse verdict" in English law "Bushell's case". Encyclopaedia
Bushel's_Case
Anti-Vietnam War activists who raided a draft office in New Jersey
seen by many as a referendum on the Vietnam War and as an example of jury nullification. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr. called the trial "one
The_Camden_28
French socialite (1890–1971)
Marguerite Marie Alibert (9 December 1890 – 2 January 1971), also known as Maggie Meller, Marguerite Laurent, and Princess Fahmy, was a French socialite
Marguerite_Alibert
Court judgment without a full trial
actually is in a particular case are decided by judges; in rare cases jury nullification of the law may act to contravene or complement the instructions or
Summary_judgment
Act of the United States Congress
Court of the United States overruled the state court. Jury nullification occurred as Northern juries acquitted men accused of violating the law. Secretary
Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850
Racial discrimination in jury selection is specifically prohibited by law in many jurisdictions throughout the world. In the United States, it has been
Racial discrimination in jury selection
Racial_discrimination_in_jury_selection
Voiding a previous legal judgment
Judgment – Evaluation of circumstances to make a decision Jury nullification – Type of jury verdict in criminal trials Kenneth Lay – Founder of Enron
Vacated_judgment
American trial lawyer (1940-2000)
the prosecution in the Camden 28 case that resulted in acquittal by jury nullification. He was a partner in the law firm of Tompkins, McGuire, Wachenfeld
John_J._Barry
Terranova stabbed the pair to death. A jury acquitted her in what was widely regarded as an act of jury nullification. She later settled in the San Francisco
Josephine_Terranova
Use of DNA in the American murder trial
"a few of the hills" were corrupted by police fraud resulting in a jury nullification for the murders via an error of impunity. Although three exhibits
DNA evidence in the O. J. Simpson murder trial
DNA_evidence_in_the_O._J._Simpson_murder_trial
American domestic violence victim
Francine Moran Hughes (later Wilson; August 17, 1947 – March 22, 2017) was an American woman who, after thirteen years of domestic abuse, set fire to the
Francine_Hughes
1994 double murder in Los Angeles, U.S.
most whites thought it was a racially motivated jury nullification by the mostly African-American jury. Polling in later years showed the gap had narrowed
Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman
Murder_of_Nicole_Brown_Simpson_and_Ron_Goldman
Legal procedure
a claim of self-defense, or in the hope of accomplishing jury nullification in which a jury acquits a guilty defendant despite its belief that the defendant
Defense_(legal)
Conceptual framework
selecting an African-American jury and urging them to acquit Simpson in spite of the evidence against him—a form of jury nullification. Legal scholar Jeffrey
Critical_race_theory
British civil servant and historian (1946–2020)
Tisdall – FCO whistleblower (1983) Jury nullification – Type of jury verdict in criminal trials that occurs when the jury in a criminal trial gives a not
Clive_Ponting
Attempt to influence testimony unduly
agencies, and to civil and criminal judicial proceedings, including grand jury proceedings." Witness tampering is a crime even if a proceeding is not actually
Witness_tampering
Shooting of four Black teenagers by Bernhard Goetz
the conviction, Goetz argued that the judge's jury instructions improperly discouraged jury nullification; the appellate division and New York Court of
1984 New York City Subway shooting
1984_New_York_City_Subway_shooting
Principle of international law from which no derogation is permitted
arbitrage Lex loci Golden rule Inquisitorial system Interpretation Act Jury nullification Justiciability Letter and spirit of the law Mischief rule Nondelegation
Peremptory_norm
American lawyer
arrested in anti-apartheid protests in 1980’s. He is an advocate of jury nullification, educator in the use of the Marsden Motion to fire ineffective public
Aram_Byer_James
English writer and religious thinker (1644–1718)
English juries to be free from the control of judges. This case was one of the more important trials that shaped the concept of jury nullification and was
William_Penn
In a legal proceeding, those who decide if an event occurred based on evidence
leads to jury nullification, where the jury's verdict differs from the law. In Anglo-American–based legal systems, a finding of fact made by the jury is not
Trier_of_fact
1794 United States Supreme Court case
typical fact-finding jury. Shelfer concludes that the instructions were neither anomalous nor an endorsement of jury nullification but rather reflected
Georgia_v._Brailsford_(1794)
American legal case
implications for secrecy of the jury deliberation process outweighs the ability to dismiss a juror for nullification. During jury selection for a drug distribution
United States v. Thomas (1997)
United_States_v._Thomas_(1997)
American legal scholar (born 1943)
referendum on the Vietnam War and as an example of successful use of jury nullification. In 2007, PBS produced The Camden 28, a documentary on the event and
Frank_Pommersheim
Political party in the United States
crimes, including sex work and gambling. The party also supports jury nullification and ending the war on drugs . In the economic area, the party strongly
Liberal_Party_USA
American cannabis legalization advocate
Jury Nullification: The Evolution of a Doctrine. Cato Institute. p. 249. ISBN 9781939709011. Harvey A. Silverglate, "Jury Trial, Jury Nullification,
Laura_Kriho
1779 Christian hymn by John Newton
and their supporters singing the hymn after they were acquitted by jury nullification of breaking into a draft board office to oppose the Vietnam War. The
Amazing_Grace
Nonviolent disobedience of the law
their nullification prerogative, and United States v. Dougherty, which held that the judge need not allow defendants to openly seek jury nullification. British
Civil_disobedience
Ability of courts to review actions by executive and legislatures
judicial review."); id.("Rule against interpreting statutes to deny a right to jury trial."); id.("Super-strong rule against implied congressional abrogation
Judicial_review
American writer and futurist (1932–2007)
the Fully Informed Jury Association, Wilson worked to inform the public about jury nullification, the right of jurors to nullify a law they deem unjust
Robert_Anton_Wilson
Theoretical legal structure
arbitrage Lex loci Golden rule Inquisitorial system Interpretation Act Jury nullification Justiciability Letter and spirit of the law Mischief rule Nondelegation
Polycentric_law
Nonsensical diversionary legal defense
successfully using the Chewbacca Defense to confuse the jury into engaging in jury nullification in a civil lawsuit runs the risk of the losing party winning
Chewbacca_defense
Constitutional doctrine
arbitrage Lex loci Golden rule Inquisitorial system Interpretation Act Jury nullification Justiciability Letter and spirit of the law Mischief rule Nondelegation
Textualism
Sitcom character
episode dealt with circumstantial evidence and jury nullification. Mr. Cunningham, who was on the same jury, went to bat for Fonzie, saying all jurors are
Fonzie
rights of a jury to "nullify bad law" and acquit people on trial. The author of the Rule Book says that jurors have the right to nullify a trial if the
Citizens_Rule_Book
Visual artist and author
raise money to distribute an illustrated booklet about jury nullification (under the title Jury Independence Illustrated). The intention is to educate
Ricardo_Cortés_(illustrator)
Legal defense tactic
door to introducing evidence that will assist in seeking jury nullification, and gives the jury an excuse to acquit. A "shadow defense" also may refer to
Shadow_defense
system Sex differences in crime Judicial misconduct Juror misconduct Jury nullification Innocent prisoner's dilemma Obstructionism Offender profiling Racial
Captured_court
Political ideology and economic theory
wage system), views on justice system (such as support for jury trials and jury nullification), and their opposition to absolute land ownership, including
Anarcho-capitalism
British anti-war protest group
jury nullification, as the jury returned a verdict on moral grounds, despite the defendants having no legal defence. In the case of Richards, a jury twice
Fairford_Five
United States legal philosophy in which judges must interpret laws exactly as written
arbitrage Lex loci Golden rule Inquisitorial system Interpretation Act Jury nullification Justiciability Letter and spirit of the law Mischief rule Nondelegation
Strict_constructionism
1968 lawsuit in Minnesota
property that secured the loan. The jury and the justice of the peace, Martin V. Mahoney, agreed with this argument. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant
First National Bank of Montgomery v. Daly
First_National_Bank_of_Montgomery_v._Daly
Court of the law regarding jury nullification. The court concluded that while parties may argue a point of law to the jury before the court has ruled on
Stettinius_v._United_States
Type of judgment as a matter of law
judge's instruction to arrive at a certain verdict. Judicial override Jury nullification See Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50, Notes of Advisory Committee
Judgment notwithstanding verdict
Judgment_notwithstanding_verdict
Legal concept meaning powers are exceeded
arbitrage Lex loci Golden rule Inquisitorial system Interpretation Act Jury nullification Justiciability Letter and spirit of the law Mischief rule Nondelegation
Ultra_vires
American lawyer
Allison Margolin is an American attorney and author of Jury Nullifications and Reasonable Doubt and Just Dope: A Leading Attorney's Personal Journey Inside
Allison_Margolin
American activist and politician
list: dozens of additional articles on the subject of jury nullification and the Fully Informed Jury Association were published in The FIJActivist, archives
Don_Doig
Someone who attempts to sit on a jury in order to influence the outcome of the legal case
for stealth jurors to nullify death penalty statutes has prompted calls to eliminate the requirement of a unanimous verdict in jury trials. On the other
Stealth_juror
"insurmountable burden of proof." Legislators were also concerned that jury nullification would prevent polygamists from being convicted. The act was largely
Legality of polygamy in the United States
Legality_of_polygamy_in_the_United_States
1865 gunfight between Wild Bill Hickok and Davis Tutt
as jury nullification, which allows a jury to make a finding contrary to the law. The trial ended in acquittal on August 6, 1865, after the jury deliberated
Hickok–Tutt_shootout
Belief that universal principles of morality override unjust laws
arbitrage Lex loci Golden rule Inquisitorial system Interpretation Act Jury nullification Justiciability Letter and spirit of the law Mischief rule Nondelegation
Rule_according_to_higher_law
Legal doctrine in the United States
States and other nations that use jury trials (such as Australia), a judicial override is when a judge overrules a jury's sentencing determination. Only
Judicial_override
Legal interpretation doctrine
arbitrage Lex loci Golden rule Inquisitorial system Interpretation Act Jury nullification Justiciability Letter and spirit of the law Mischief rule Nondelegation
Originalism
U.S. constitutional law preventing repeated punishment for the same crime
incompetence, corruption, intimidation, or undue influence court or jury nullification in clear disregard of the evidence or the law the unavailability of
Double_Jeopardy_Clause
Customary law applied between nations
arbitrage Lex loci Golden rule Inquisitorial system Interpretation Act Jury nullification Justiciability Letter and spirit of the law Mischief rule Nondelegation
Customary_international_law
Canadian farmer and convicted murderer
Freedoms. The Court also ruled that Latimer was not denied rights to jury nullification, as no such rights exist, and his prison sentence was thus upheld
Robert_Latimer
English rule of statutory interpretation
arbitrage Lex loci Golden rule Inquisitorial system Interpretation Act Jury nullification Justiciability Letter and spirit of the law Mischief rule Nondelegation
Golden_rule_(law)
Ways courts interpret laws, especially Constitutional laws
arbitrage Lex loci Golden rule Inquisitorial system Interpretation Act Jury nullification Justiciability Letter and spirit of the law Mischief rule Nondelegation
Judicial_interpretation
1851 armed resistance by free Blacks and escaped slaves
beginning in November 1851. After only 15 minutes of deliberation by the jury, he was acquitted, and charges against the remaining defendants were dropped
Christiana_Riot
Immunity of judges from the law
during which he attempted to get Harris removed from law enforcement. The jury concluded that Harvey was not eligible for judicial immunity for these actions
Judicial_immunity
American chemist and civil liberties activist
handing out pamphlets about jury nullification at a U.S. District Courthouse in New York City, and was indicted for jury tampering. Because of previous
Julian_Heicklen
Traditional rule of statutory interpretation in English law
arbitrage Lex loci Golden rule Inquisitorial system Interpretation Act Jury nullification Justiciability Letter and spirit of the law Mischief rule Nondelegation
Plain_meaning_rule
Legal concept
arbitrage Lex loci Golden rule Inquisitorial system Interpretation Act Jury nullification Justiciability Letter and spirit of the law Mischief rule Nondelegation
Reasonableness
Fictional character, Kingdom Come version of Superman in the DC Comics universe
trial, he is killed by a new superhero named Magog. In an instance of jury nullification, Magog is acquitted for his act. Superman is appalled by the public
Superman_(Kingdom_Come)
Law or rule that is not enforced
rebellion, or (where applicable) the authority's impression that jury nullification will render it impossible to get a conviction for the crime (thus
Unenforced_law
Comparing items that cannot be compared
comparing the fruit to non-physical concepts, such as "apples and jury nullification". A particular related idiom found in accounting and economics is
Apples_and_oranges
Theoretical study of law
arbitrage Lex loci Golden rule Inquisitorial system Interpretation Act Jury nullification Justiciability Letter and spirit of the law Mischief rule Nondelegation
Jurisprudence
arbitrage Lex loci Golden rule Inquisitorial system Interpretation Act Jury nullification Justiciability Letter and spirit of the law Mischief rule Nondelegation
Monism and dualism in international law
Monism_and_dualism_in_international_law
Oath taken by jurors at the beginning of jury selection or trial
Pattern Jury Instructions - 2021 edition. p. 9. Duane, James (1996). "Jury Nullification: The Top Secret Constitutional Right" (PDF). Litigation. 22 (4): 6–60
Juror's_oath
Judge's written explanation of case judgment
arbitrage Lex loci Golden rule Inquisitorial system Interpretation Act Jury nullification Justiciability Letter and spirit of the law Mischief rule Nondelegation
Judicial_opinion
1961 American television series
"poisoned fruit doctrine," immigration quotas, the Hollywood blacklist, jury nullification, and Cold War visa restrictions. Writers for the show included Rose
The Defenders (1961 TV series)
The_Defenders_(1961_TV_series)
American legal news website
from many publications when Mystal wrote an article suggesting that jury nullification of crimes by black people against white people could be used by jurors
Above_the_Law_(website)
American anarchist (1898–1975)
of jury nullification in an anarchist society. He criticised Murray Rothbard's proposed judicial system which would not allow jury nullification, saying
Laurance_Labadie
JURY NULLIFICATION
JURY NULLIFICATION
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Bury in Lancashire (now part of Greater Manchester), or from some other similarly named place. The place name comes from the dative case, byrig, of Old English burh ‘fortified place’. Compare Burke, originally used after a preposition (e.g. Richard atte Bery).French : habitational name from places so named in Marne and Oise. The place name is from Buriacum, the name of a Gallo-Roman estate, composed of the personal name Burius + the locative suffix -acum.German : probably a variant spelling of Buri. According to Gottschald, however, it is from French Purry.Czech (Burý) : topographic name from bur ‘pine wood’.Czech (Burý) : descriptive nickname from burý ‘dark’.
Surname or Lastname
French (Alsace)
French (Alsace) : regional variant of Oury, a pet form of the German personal name Ulrich.English : variant spelling of Urey.German : variant of Ory.Perhaps an Americanized spelling of Ukrainian Jury, from the personal name, Ukrainian form of George.Jewish : from the Biblical personal name Uri.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Middle English, Old French ju(ie)rie ‘Jewish quarter’, often denoting a non-Jew living in the Jewish quarter of a town, rather than a Jew. Most medieval English cities had their Jewish quarters, at least until King Edward I’s attempted expulsion of the Jews from England in 1290. This did not succeed in expelling the Jews, but it did give a license to persecution and so broke up many of the old Jewish quarters.
Female
English
Pet form of English Judith, JUDY means "Jewess" or "praised."
Surname or Lastname
French
French : habitational name from any of several places named Dury, in Aisne, Pas-de-Calais, and Somme.French and Swiss German : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, du ry ‘from the stream’. Because ry has fallen out of use, the name has been translated as Rice, the French word for ‘rice’, riz, being a homophone.English : either a habitational name from Dury in Lydford, Devon, or of French origin (see 1), the surname having been taken to England by the Huguenots.
Male
Slavic
Slavic form of Greek Georgios, JURI means "earth-worker, farmer."
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : variant of Jobe.
Boy/Male
Swedish
Fighting fury.
Boy/Male
Scandinavian American Danish Hebrew
Girl/Female
Hebrew American
Jewess. Praised.
Girl/Female
Greek
A Fury.
Boy/Male
Japanese
Tenth son; best wishes; longevity.
Boy/Male
Hebrew American
Praised.
Male
Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of Greek Georgios, JURE means "earth-worker, farmer."
Boy/Male
Russian
farmer'.
Girl/Female
Greek
A Fury.
Boy/Male
Swedish American Teutonic
Fighting fury.
Male
Japanese
Variant spelling of Japanese Jurou, JURO means "tenth son."
Girl/Female
Greek
A Fury.
Girl/Female
Greek
A Fury.
JURY NULLIFICATION
JURY NULLIFICATION
Boy/Male
Muslim
More clear
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Chetwode (see Chitwood).
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi
Light
Boy/Male
Hindu
All prevading, A sage
Boy/Male
Arabic, French, Greek, Indian, Muslim
Star; The Flyer; Flying Eagle; Bird; Refers to a First Magnitude Star in the Constellation Lyra
Boy/Male
Sikh
Warrior of peace, Champion of peace
Boy/Male
Greek
Befiended by Telemachus.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Moon Light
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Siva; Winner of Guru
Boy/Male
American, British, English, Irish
Ancient; Sharp
JURY NULLIFICATION
JURY NULLIFICATION
JURY NULLIFICATION
JURY NULLIFICATION
JURY NULLIFICATION
n.
Fury; dreadfulness.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Bury
n.
The finding of the jury upon such inquiry.
n.
A member of a jury; a juryman.
n.
A special kind of jury or inquest.
a.
A committee for determining relative merit or awarding prizes at an exhibition or competition; as, the art jury gave him the first prize.
n.
The verdict of a jury impaneled upon assize.
v. t.
To bury.
v. t.
To cover out of sight, either by heaping something over, or by placing within something, as earth, etc.; to conceal by covering; to hide; as, to bury coals in ashes; to bury the face in the hands.
a.
For temporary use; -- applied to a temporary contrivance.
pl.
of Jury
n.
A borough; a manor; as, the Bury of St. Edmond's
n.
Inquest; jury of inquest.
n.
The act of impaneling a jury.
pl.
of July
imp. & p. p.
of Bury
a.
A body of men, usually twelve, selected according to law, impaneled and sworn to inquire into and try any matter of fact, and to render their true verdict according to the evidence legally adduced. See Grand jury under Grand, and Inquest.
v. t.
To hide in oblivion; to put away finally; to abandon; as, to bury strife.
a.
Rigged for temporary service. See Jury, a.
n.
One of a jury impaneled on an assize.