Too many of the potential jurors said that even if the defendant, Elisa Meadows, was guilty, they were unwilling to issue the $500 fine a city attorney was seeking, said Ren Rideauxx, Meadows’ attorney.

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    9 个月前

    Definitely agree with you there. I just never like how simplistic people make jury nullification seem. It’s really just a quirk in the legal system, not an actual thing juries are supposed to do and it gets abused a lot.