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| Alaska law department speaks out on jury nullification bill |
| By newsminer.com- Matt Buxton |
| Published: 03/27/2014 |
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JUNEAU — The Alaska Department of Law has serious concerns about a bill that would legally allow defendants to question the merits of a law and urge juries to vote not guilty, even if evidence says otherwise. The House Judiciary Committee held a short hearing Wednesday on North Pole Republican Rep. Tammie Wilson’s bill to put jury nullification, the ability of a jury to vote on whether they feel a law itself is right, into law. The bill would specifically allow the defendant to argue the merits of the law in court, bring in evidence to argue the merits of the law and urge jurors to not find him or her guilty. The bill also would bar jurors from being dismissed if they believe in jury nullification. Read More. |
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