• shutz@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Unlikely, but there’s always jury nullification. Which I just realized would be recorded as a “not guilty” verdict, though the implication is “he did it, but we think it’s OK”

    • chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 months ago

      iirc jury nullification doesn’t always stick because they can declare a mistrial if it seems fishy.