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Criminal

Feb. 8, 2001

Juror Nullification Seems to Split Justices

SACRAMENTO - Tackling the controversial issue of jury nullification for the first time, the California Supreme Court appeared to struggle Tuesday with the notion of jurors acting from conscience and refusing to apply the law in a criminal case.

By Hudson Sangree
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SACRAMENTO - Tackling the controversial issue of jury nullification for the first time, the California Supreme Court appeared to struggle Tuesday with the notion of jurors acting from conscience and refusing to apply the law in a criminal case.
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