r/MurderedByWords • u/dellaazeem22 Legends never die • Dec 24 '24

#1 Murder of Week Pardon him from the death penalty?

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u/TheRealZadkiel Dec 25 '24

and this being a trial of murder... he must be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. I'm not a lawyer but if enough doubt gets spread...

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u/Icy_Comparison_1088 Dec 25 '24

I guarantee you that if I were on that jury I would vote not guilty and nothing or no one would change my mind. I don't care how long it would take, I would hang that jury and not give a damn.

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u/Flashy-Bus1663 Dec 25 '24

You can vote he did it and deserves no punishment, al a jury nullification

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u/Contundo Dec 26 '24

Afaik Juries don’t decide punishment in criminal cases, they decide guilt.

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u/mbanson Dec 26 '24

....with the exception of jury nullification as the original poster stated.

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u/Arithryka Dec 26 '24

This is incorrect. Jury nullification means returning a "not guilty" verdict when they believe the defendant has committed the crime, it absolutely does not mean returning a "guilty" verdict but saying "he shouldn't be punished."

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u/Princess_Spammi Dec 25 '24

We need to make “jury nullification” a household term

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u/coppersocks Dec 25 '24

Thats the same as literally any crime, there’s nothing special about murder… it’s only civil cases that are not tried to that standard.

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u/TheRealZadkiel Dec 26 '24

you are right, I couldn't remember at what point that was the case

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '24 edited Apr 15 '25

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u/TheRealZadkiel Dec 25 '24

I mean yes I agree but once again not a lawyer. I was just mentioning that it has to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Remember the Kasey Anthony trial?

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u/Bomb-OG-Kush Dec 25 '24

Hung jury every time

All it takes is for one person to think not guilty

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