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Quote from Judge Jack B. Weinstein,


Nullification is but one legitimate result in an appropriate constitutional process safeguarded by judges and the judicial
system. When juries refuse to convict on the basis of what they think are unjust laws, they are performing their duty as jurors.


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Judge Jack B. Weinstein (more quotes by Judge Jack B. Weinstein or books by/about Judge Jack B. Weinstein)


(1921-) United States federal judge

Source:

Considering
Jury “Nullification”: When May and Should a Jury Reject the Law to do Justice?, 30 Am. Crim L. Rev. 239, 240 (1993)

Categories:

Jury, Justice, Law, Safety

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