Democratizing the Criminal: Jury Nullification as Exercise of Sovereign Discretion over the Friend-Enemy Distinction
This dissertation examines jury nullification - the ability of American juries in particular criminal cases to ignore or override valid law to be applied to defendants by acquitting them in cases in which the facts are undisputed or clear - as an exercise of sovereignty over the friend-enemy distinc...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2013
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/open_access_dissertations/787 https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1792&context=open_access_dissertations |