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Criminal

Nov. 14, 2000

Decision: Jury Nullification Is Illegitimate Power, Chaos

While the California Supreme Court grapples with the explosive issue of jury nullification, a conservative Court of Appeal justice has used a recent case to decry the evils of that doctrine.

By Pamela A. MacLean
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        While the California Supreme Court grapples with the explosive issue of jury nullification, a conservative Court of Appeal justice has used a recent case to decry the evils of that doctrine.
        Writing for the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacrame...

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