Jury Nullification: The Evolution of a Doctrine
Language: English
Published by Carolina Academic Press, 1998
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Juries have been delivering independent verdicts in the interest of justice for over 800 years, and many legal historians and scholars believe the value of juries is their power to act as the "conscience of the community," serving as the final check and balance on government in the moment of truth. If juries are nothing more than rubber stamps, they are no limit on government's power to pass unjust, immoral, or oppressive laws, and citizens are entirely at the mercy of sometimes jaded or corrupt courts and legislatures. This was what the Founding Fathers feared, and this is the reason why they guaranteed trial by jury three times in the Constitution--more than any other right. In Jury Nullification, author Clay Conrad examines the history, the law, and the practical and political implications of jury independence, examining in depth the role of nullification in capital punishment law, the dark side of jury nullification in Southern lynching and civil rights cases, and the purpose and legal effect of the juror's oath. The book concludes with an examination of what trial lawyers can do when nullification is the best available defense. This book should be of interest to historians, trial lawyers, criminologists, political scientists, and anyone interested in knowing how our criminal justice system works--and how to make it better. "This is the most important book on the independence of juries since Lysander Spooner's Trial By Jury in 1852. It is meticulously researched and balanced." -- Randy E. Barnett, Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Law, Boston University.…
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- Title
- Jury Nullification: The Evolution of a Doctrine
- Author
- Clay Conrad
- Publisher
- Carolina Academic Press
- Publication year
- 1998
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0890897026
- ISBN 13
- 9780890897027
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It is truly gratifying to see the responses this book has been getting. The book has been out less than four months as I type this, and the first printing is about seventy percent sold out.
Jury nullification is an extremely important topic for many reasons. Juries are, within their domain, the most powerful institution in America. However, few Americans know why the Founders were so insistent about the right to trial by jury (guaranteeing it three times in the Constitution and Bill of Rights - more than any other right) or what the intended role for juries was to be in this country.
While jury nullification has widely been discussed in the law journals, it has rarely come to light in the popular media - and when it has, usually inaccurately.
One reason jury nullification has so rarely been given a respectful hearing in the popular media is that juries are so routinely scapegoated for failures elsewhere in the system. The institution for generations has been the target of misguided abuse and criticism, while the fact that jurors have rarely abused their discretion almost never comes to light.
If this book can lead to enriching the popular debate on this topic with some history and respect, it will have served its purpose.
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