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The key topic that is under debate throughout this paper is jury nullification and how its procedures work within the justice system, as well as some of its strengths and weaknesses. There is quite a bit of controversy surrounding jury nullification being used as a primary rectification in the justice system as it tends to make equal outcomes become unequal outcomes. Jury nullification is a process in which a jury reaches a verdict of not guilty despite the fact that the defendant is actually…

Justice system and the trust he places on the jury. Atticus enforces his ideas by providing convincing evidence and reason. Atticus urges the jury to use common sense and not to base their decision on racial prejudice. For example, Atticus states “It has relied instead upon the testimony of two witnesses whose evidence has not only been called into serious question on cross-examination, but has been flatly contradicted” (L14-17) Atticus gives the jury a reason to doubt Mr. Ewell and Mayela…

O.J. Simpson was found not guilty of murder after a criminal trial by a Jury of 12 people. In our society we accept the court system which was set up by our constitution and the outcomes of the criminal trials that come from our court systems. The level of proof for a conviction in our criminal court system is “beyond a reasonable doubt” which is the highest standard of proof. The Jury takes an oath that it will listen to all of the evidence during the trial and without bias will examine the…

Powell V. Alabama came about when nine young black men were on a train traveling through Alabama. There were other white men and women on the train at the time. When a fight broke out on the train some white men were thrown off the train while moving. The train arrived to a station where the police were waiting and were told what happened on the train. The two women on the train said that while on the train the nine young men raped them. The accusations against the nine young black men were…

The article, Racially Based Jury Nullification: Black Power in the Criminal Justice System is written by Paul Butler and in his essay he writes about four major topics describing the racial influence in jury decisions. He also writes about the ways in which we can prevent theses racial based jury decisions. In my essay, I will be summarizing Butler’s article and analysing the way he approaches the criminal cases against African-Americans. Furthermore, I will describe my opinion of the way he…

The jury system has been used for over two centuries to give an impartial trial for over countless cases. The court consists of six to twelve jurors, two lawyers, and a judge. This set of people has a duty to America to give fair trials to every case that goes through the system. As society and technology changes, people believe that the jury system should change along with it. With this, the jury system is considered an outdated system, but it has been successful since its creation to select an…

Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The first ten amendments, the Bill of Rights, are rights given to all citizens. These amendments protected citizen’s basic liberties and guaranteed proper due process for all. After the adoption of the fourteenth amendment, all persons could not be exempted from the protection of the law. This law was intended to grant citizenship to all African Americans. However, this did translate into civil life. Racism was still prominent in the states and…

these laws that made people property? I hope not. The law no longer protected the people but the people protected the people. Jury nullification was used to acquit, or free someone from all charges. Would freeing a slave not be considered justice? In light of this information I can only hold true this statement. Resolved: In the United States criminal justice system, jury nullification ought to be used in the face of perceived injustice. I am now tasked with providing definitions to clarify the…

The sixth amendment states, “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused should enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state…” (Bill of Rights). This amendment is saying that every single person has the right to a fair trial, no matter who you are. This is correct, and the amendment itself is put together very well. The issue is that not every single courtroom is following this. Some cases are not treated the same as others, that is not fair and the sixth…

Jury nullification is important to the study of race, class, gender, crime and the administration of justice because it can determine if there 's truly unfair treatment within the judicial system. It can also determine if the judgment of our peers is racially motivated or just. Jury nullification has roots in the English common law and it occurs when a jury believes that the evidence presented at the trial establishes the defendant’s…