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I like the Colston verdict, but is there a legal basis for it?
Jury nullification I presume.
Jury nullification (US/UK), jury equity(UK), or a perverse verdict (UK) refers to when members of a criminal trial's jury believe that a defendant is guilty, but choose to acquit the defendant anyway.
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Nullification is not an official part of criminal procedure, but is the logical consequence of two rules governing the systems...
jellybaby
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I like the Colston verdict, but is there a legal basis for it? The defence was that the statue was akin to a statue of Hitler in front of Holocaust victims, therefore immoral and insulting and should never have been there. But how is it not criminal damage to chuck it in the harbour?