M. Kristine Creagan Quote

Quote from M. Kristine Creagan,

"Jury nullification is a doctrine based on the concept that “jurors have the inherent right to set aside the instructions of the judge and to reach a verdict of acquittal based upon their own consciences, and the defendant has the right to be so instructed.” Though jury nullification may seem like a shocking proposal today, it is by no means a new idea. In fact, jury nullification was first espoused nearly three and one half centuries ago."

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M. Kristine Creagan (more quotes by M. Kristine Creagan or books by/about M. Kristine Creagan)

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Jury Nullification: Assessing Recent Legislative Developments, 43 CASE W. RES. 1101(1993) quoting Alan W. Scheflin, Jury Nullification: The Right to Say No, 45 CAL. L. REV. 168 (1972).

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By:	M. Kristine Creagan (more quotes by M. Kristine Creagan or books by/about M. Kristine Creagan)
Source:	Jury Nullification: Assessing Recent Legislative Developments, 43 CASE W. RES. 1101(1993) quoting Alan W. Scheflin, Jury Nullification: The Right to Say No, 45 CAL. L. REV. 168 (1972).
Categories:	Jury
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