Criminal
Apr. 25, 2012
Why understanding jury nullification is so critical to taking back our criminal justice system
If more jurors were fully informed, they would be more reluctant to convict defendants under morally repugnant and discriminatory laws.
Aram B. James
Albert Cobarrubias Justice Project
335 Park St
Redwood City , CA 94061
Fax: (650) 424-9191
Aram is a former Santa Clara Count assistant public defender, police watchdog, social activist, and civil rights attorney. He is a member of the Coalition for Justice and Accountability and a co-founder of the Albert Cobarrubias Justice Project, a grassroots legal advocacy organization located in San Jose.
On April 19, New York federal Judge Kimba Woods dismissed an indictment against 80-year-old Julian P. Heicklen for alleged jury tampering in the case against him for handing out materials to members of the public regarding the right of jurors to apply the historic doctrine of jury nullification. Nullification is the right of jurors to come back with a verdict of not-guilty even if the jurors believe that the defendant in fact technically violated the law, but the jurors conclude that the...
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