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« on: February 15, 2015, 12:17:21 AM »

Is there a term for the opposite of jury nullification, ie, the juror thinks the person is innocent and/or doesn't meet the law's conditions for conviction, but votes "guilty" anyway because the defendant is a bad person and needs to be off the streets?

I think it's still jury nullification. There was talk about this with George Zimmerman.

The difference is, the judge can just flat-out throw the verdict out in this case if they believe the conviction was fraudulent. It's rare, but it has happened.
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