| law | аннуляционный вердикт суда присяжных | jury nullification (a decision by the jury to acquit a defendant who has violated a law that the jury believes is unjust or wrong. Jury nullification has always been an option for juries in England and the United States, although judges will prevent a defense lawyer from urging the jury to acquit on this basis. Nullification was evident during the Vietnam War (when selective service protesters were acquitted by juries opposed to the war) and currently appears in criminal cases when the jury disagrees with the punishment – for example, in three strikes cases when the jury realizes that conviction of a relatively minor offense will result in lifetime imprisonment; * Jury nullification is most likely to occur when a jury is sympathetic toward a defendant or regards the law under which the defendant is charged with disfavor. Except for a statutory requirement to the contrary, a jury does not have to be instructed on the possibility of jury nullification; http:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification Taras) |
