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eru on Aug 9, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Man arrested for promoting jury nullification wins...

Yes, but keeping someone enslaved was not a crime by the laws of that time and place.

RC_ITR on Aug 9, 2022 [–]

Yes, but how would jury nullification come into play there?

A jury can’t decide to make something a crime, they can only choose to not punish a crime.

eru on Aug 9, 2022 | [–]

Yes. And whether or how jury nullification comes in depends on circumstances.

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