Jury nullification

Jury nullification occurs when a jury returns a verdict of "Not Guilty" despite its belief that the defendant is guilty of the violation charged. The jury in effect nullifies a law that it believes is either immoral or wrongly applied to the defendant whose fate they are charged with deciding.

Mercy killings, Prohibition, abuse victims who react, harboring immigrants, marijuana possession, and more: consider this the next time you are called for jury duty.