Jacob Appelbaum in Germany
coderman
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Wed Jan 8 17:16:41 PST 2014
On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 11:21 AM, Jim Bell <jamesdbell8 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> ....
> However, those Quakers' positions may have been erroneous, based on a
> misunderstanding of the relevant law. A person may claim to be 'not guilty'
> based on the fact that he wasn't there, he didn't do it, etc. But, he may
> also claim to be 'not guilty' because what he did didn't constitute a crime,
> or he was justified based on extenuating circumstances, or he was trying to
> prevent a bigger crime.
in the US court system, is there an equivalent of jury nullification
applied to a judicial ruling?
that is to say: is it possible to plead guilty, but a judge acting to
nullify a perceived unjust law, could find you not guilty?
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