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10 Interesting Tales of Trials Decided by Jury Nullification

10 Interesting Tales of Trials Decided by Jury Nullification

Science and Nature
Jury nullification is the practice of a jury of an accused's peers choosing to acquit the offender in defiance of clear and incontrovertible regret, normally due to the fact that the jury thinks about the law in concern or the penalty to be unjustified or too extreme. Other subtleties can enter play, and this list takes a look at 10 examples. Related: The Ten Most Followed Real-Life Criminal Trials in Television History 10 James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok Wild Bill Hickok vs. Davis Tutt: The Original Wild West Shootout Wild Bill Hickok ended up being a hero of the American Old West mostly since of an individually shootout including quick-drawing handguns in between him and Davis Tutt, among the extremely unusual circumstances, perhaps the very first, of such a shootout ever taking pla...