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Race-Based Jury Nullification,[object Object],CJA/344,[object Object],August 15, 2011,[object Object],Amberly Montoya, Curtis Sweed, David Green, Dennis Dewitt, Heather Feeley, & Michael Geist,[object Object]
The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees all persons due process and equal protection of the laws, and this has been applied to also mean that any person charged with a crime is afforded a jury of her or his peers,[object Object],A person should be judge on the bases of the law. Do we want a system that is flexible and affords a jury of peers some right to change the outcome of a trial based on what seems fair to their community,[object Object],The argument of race based jury nullification is because it is a practice that has been happening for years in this country. In the 1960’s many all white jurors were able to sentence a person of race because of the members on the jury. Why can not a all racial juror find a person a race not guilty,[object Object],Jury nullification has also appeared in the media, both observed by newspaper journalists and created by television series directors. Many believe that juries that racially identify with the criminal defendant and deliver a not guilty verdict—where the evidence appears to overwhelmingly point to guilt—have engaged in jury nullification.,[object Object],For Race-Based Jury Nullification,[object Object]
Against Raced-Based Jury Nullification,[object Object],Despite the burden of proof, some jurors elect not to convict or to convict a person based solely on their skin color.,[object Object],Jury Nullification is wrong but hard to avoid.  In most cases, the prosecution, the defense team and the judge have the right to put a juror on the panel or dismiss them from jury duty.  The  line of questioning submitted by everyone is to ensure that the trial is fair.,[object Object],People should be committed for their criminal actions or acquitted for their lack of involvement in a criminal act.  Looking pass the law and taking the role of a vigilante is not the letter of the law but applies to the moral of a single or group of people.,[object Object],The fourteenth amendment guarantees that everyone has a right to a fair trial, using jury nullification voids the terms of that agreement.,[object Object]
Pros & Cons of Race-Based Jury Nullification,[object Object],Pros:,[object Object],Keeps guilty offenders incarcerated.,[object Object],Ensures that there are fair trials.,[object Object],Keeps one less criminal off the streets and from committing similar or the same crimes again.,[object Object],Cons:,[object Object],Has the possibility to set guilty offenders free.,[object Object],Jurors base their verdicts on their personal feelings instead of the facts presented to them by the court.,[object Object],Can create an extremely biased jury panel.,[object Object]
Examples of Race-Based Nullifications,[object Object],The Scottsboro Trial,[object Object],In 1931, nine African American teenaged males were charged with raping two females.  This occurred when the African American males fought with white males. The nine males was arrested and convicted on rape charges which was punishable by death during the early 1930’s.  Even after several appeals, only one of the nine men made it out of prison alive 15 years later after Alabama admitted they gave the youth a unfair case.  This case was known as the Scottsboro trial.,[object Object]
Real-Life Examples,[object Object],The Beating of Rodney King,[object Object],4 white officers were acquitted for use of excessive force.,[object Object],Their was a jury of 10 white people, 1 Hispanic and 1 Filipina persons,[object Object],Riots occurred because of the verdict,[object Object],Jewish Scholar stabbed by Black Mob,[object Object],Incident occurred 1991,[object Object],Man was stabbed after a Religious Jewish Motorcade ran over a young boy.,[object Object],Mainly African American jury,[object Object],Jury members later  found partying with Nelson,[object Object]
Real Life Examples,[object Object]
Real-World Examples,[object Object]
Setting an innocent person free,[object Object],Convicting an innocent person,[object Object],Think with your head and not your heart,[object Object],You were a family member of the victim,[object Object],Team Position on Race-Based Jury Nullification,[object Object]
References,[object Object],History.com. (4/29/1992). Rodney King Trial Verdict Announced. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rodney-king-trial-verdict-announced,[object Object],Leo, J. (10/8/1995). The Color of the Law. US News . Retrieved from http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rodney-king-trial-verdict-announced,[object Object]

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