Is jury nullification possible in all cases?
There will often be cases where you may not even be sure if the law’s being misapplied or not. You may not be sure of the person’s innocence or guilt. There are very few cases when you should not consult your conscience. I can’t think of any cases when you should not consult your conscience. If your conscience tells you that to convict this person would be to wrong this person, that it would impose harm, unjust harm or punishment on this person, an unjust fine or imprisonment on this person, and you don’t feel they deserve that, then you must nullify simply by refusing to convict. You don’t have to explain to anybody. It’s your right as a juror to just say, “Sorry, folks, I know you all think this guy is guilty. You’re entitled to your opinion.
