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  • Jury Nullification

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    Pastor Rich Lusk
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    “In his 1998 book “Jury Nullification: The Evolution of a Doctrine,” Clay S. Conrad defines “jury nullification” this way: “Jurors in criminal trials have the right to refuse to convict if they believe that a conviction would be in some way unjust.” The doctrine of jury nullification rests on two truths about the American criminal justice system:…