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> Everyone should know about jury nullification.

Prosecutors would really rather you not because it has the chance to completely screw their case and they already put a lot of effort in maintaining conviction records. Also it's one of those things where it's not officially an option there's just no punishment available to prevent it.

It does mean something you can say yes or no to 'will you rule based on the law and the evidence presented in the case' you don't have to know the law to agree to do that. It's not phrased exactly like that either it's a series. [0] #15 for example is basically a question directly about nullification. 13 and 14 are also around the subject as well.

[0] https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/assets/attyresources/juro...



Frankly, I'm more interested in justice than what the prosecutor thinks.

Also, for number 15, I can but may choose not to. So basically a worthless question.




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