LAW 604 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Louise Woodward Case, Jury Nullification, Lesser Included Offense
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Black jurors are seeking to disregard evidence because they protest racial injustice and refrain from adding more blacks behind bars. Juries where there are blacks acquit black defendants more than the national average rate of conviction. I hope that the destruction of the status quo will not lead to anarchy, but rather to the implementation of certain noncriminal ways of addressing antisocial conduct. Randall l. kennedy, race, crime and the law. By arguing that blacks should care for blacks, it increases the idea that people should care for their own more than justice. Wade lambert, more angry men: militias are joining jury-power activists. Militias are supporting jury nullification to overturn amendments and laws. 1998): child was brought in with severe head injury to a hospital, died later. Louise woodward was held responsible as the child was. 1 in her sole care when he was taken to the hospital. Commonwealth"s objection, the judge did not instruct the jury on manslaughter.
