But also possibly acquitals the when a cop murders someone, or when a group of white men chases down an unarmed black man and shoots him.
Possibly even some mass shooters, if they were white, because they’d be viewed as a “troubled youth” rather than a cold hearted killer.
Nullification goes both ways.
And if the accused is someone the jurors don’t like, its possible, with the idea of nullification in mind, they’d be more willing to just overlook the facts and convict based on “gut feeling”.
Because, what adding nullification to the jury instructions is doing, is that you are instructing the jurors to become not just the finder of facts but also the finder of law.
Jurors would weight in feelings over facts.
Which means, yes, Mangione gets acquitted.
But also possibly acquitals the when a cop murders someone, or when a group of white men chases down an unarmed black man and shoots him.
Possibly even some mass shooters, if they were white, because they’d be viewed as a “troubled youth” rather than a cold hearted killer.
Nullification goes both ways.
And if the accused is someone the jurors don’t like, its possible, with the idea of nullification in mind, they’d be more willing to just overlook the facts and convict based on “gut feeling”.
Because, what adding nullification to the jury instructions is doing, is that you are instructing the jurors to become not just the finder of facts but also the finder of law.