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    Race-based Jury Nullification Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice Race-based Jury Nullification Racial differences within the court system of the United States can create various interpretations of laws and the impartiality of such laws. Minorities within this country may believe that the criminal justice system has prejudices and may dismiss the legality of certain laws. Jury nullification is a process in which members of the jury exonerate a person of a guilty verdict although the

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    Jury Nullification Paper CJA/344 April 13‚ 2013 Johnny Cotton Jury Nullification Paper Jury nullification occurs when a jury releases a person who is found guilty of a crime that they are being charged with. When a defendant is found not guilty by a jury‚ the facts of the case and/or the judge ’s recommendation regarding the law are not taken seriously‚ instead the jury bases it vote on their own conscience. When the race of the defendant has any determinant on the outcome of the juries’ decision

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    Jury Nullification Vanessa Oregel GA12BCJ04 6/12/13 Barry Brooks Jury Nullification Jury nullification can be defined as a jury who believes the defendant is guilty of the charges. Jury nullification occurs when a criminal trial jury refuses to convict a defendant despite proof of guilt because the jurors believe the law is unjust or is being unjustly applied. According to the studies 3 to 4 percent of jury criminal trials involve jury nullification. There is no way to prevent jury nullification

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    JURY NULLIFICATION Jury Nullification Paper University of Phoenix Theresa Weekly December 5‚ 2010 Introduction Jury nullification is the act of a jury in exonerating a defendant‚ even though they are truly guilty of violating the law. When this happens‚ the defendant is found innocent‚ even though without an act of jury nullification they would have been found

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    Jury Nullification Paper Sherita Burress CJA/344 September 12‚ 2011 Gerry Lloyd A situation that gives the jury a judgment of nonguilty is known as jury nullification. These situations involve a defendant who has evidence against him or her proving him or her guilty for the alleged offenses for various reasons. This occurs when the evidence is enough to incarcerate a victim but the jury feels confident that conviction is a form of injustice shown toward the accused. In this paper

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    Jury Nullification Debra Bush‚ John Sydney‚ Sherrolyn Newell University of Phoenix CJA/423 November 21‚ 2010 Facilitator: Stephen Humphries CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY: I certify that the attached paper‚ which was produced for the class identified above‚ is my original work and has not previously been submitted by me or by anyone else for any class.  I further declare that I have cited all sources from which I used language‚ ideas and information

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    Jury Nullification occurs when a jury returns a verdict against the proof of guilt because the jurors believe the law to be unjust or unjustly applied. As a result‚ the defendant is declared innocent‚ or is given a lesser penalty‚ even though without an act of jury nullification they would have been found guilty. This is a source of much debate in today’s society. Some maintain that it is an important safeguard or last resort against wrongful punishment and imprisonment; while others often view

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    Jury Nullification Jury Nullification Natalie Popoff CJA/344 Torria Richardson Jury Nullification “It is not only the juror’s right‚ but his duty to find the verdict according to his own best understanding‚ judgment‚ and conscience‚ though in direct opposition to the direction of the court.” This is what John Adams said of jury nullification. John Jay‚ who was the first justice of the Supreme Court said‚ “The jury has the right to judge both the law as well as the fact in controversy

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    Jury nullification July 28th 2013 CJA/344 Johnny Cotton Jury Nullification Page one Jury Nullification Ethnicity plays a big role in courtroom proceedings as well as judicial practices from all parts of the criminal justice system. It is anywhere from the initial intake of a person to the time the person is sentenced. Everyone involved in the proceeding has to perform certain duties to their highest ability and they have to be fair to everyone that is involved in

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    Jury Nullification Paper Joel Amaral University of Phoenix Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice CJA/344 George Marquez August 14‚ 2014 Jury Nullification Paper Jury nullification is “a jury’s knowing and deliberate rejection of the evidence or refusal to apply the law either because the jury wants to send a message about some social issue that is larger than the case itself or because the result dictated by law is contrary to the jury’s sense of justice‚ morality‚ or fairness” (Keneally‚ 2010‚

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