Coming into focus? Motherfucker, everyone knew his motive the second we learned who got shot.
This just in! We’re finally starting to understand why French revolutionaries were beheading nobles.
Jury Nullification is when you, as a jurist, understand that your duties to the accused under the 6th Amendment is to judge their actions as a layperson. In doing so, your constitutionally-imposed duties supersede the authority of legislated law. You aren’t just “allowed” to find the accused innocent of violating a law you deem to be unjust; you are constitutionally obligated to exercise your best judgment and acquit under those circumstances.
Your duty to judge the accused based solely on the law includes the constitution, and the constitution requires you to judge as a layperson, not an agent of the state. Where the state’s laws conflict with your own rationality, you are obligated to obey the constitution, not the state.
During voir dire, you, a potential juror, will be asked something along the lines of “Do you have any beliefs that would prevent you from reaching a decision in accordance with the law?” When you consider your answer, remember that the constitution is law. I can’t speak for you, but I hold no such beliefs; I can decide purely on the basis of the law.
oh look, the last horse is finishing the race
He hasn’t even had a trial.
That’s why he is said to have “allegedly killed”
Which is funny because he admitted to it.
I think this is one situation where liberals and conservatives both have some empathy for the guy.
I don’t condone the murder but I understand what drove him that that direction.
While I’ve never been screwed over by an insurance company. It seems I am the exception to the rule.
The stories that are coming out are horrible.
I suspect that’s because kill is often used as a synonym for murder, and pulling a trigger with the intent and result of ending a person’s life is not necessarily murder, that needs to be proven in court.
Imo, the denotation of “kill” is actually neutral, but it’s got a pretty rough connotation.
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