Jury nullification, state by state
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Every state, the District of Columbia and the federal courts in one PDF. Each chapter answers the same questions in plain English, with a link to the official text behind every answer.
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What you get
One download with the whole country in it.
Chapters
All fifty states, the District of Columbia and the federal courts, each in its own chapter.
Pages
One PDF with a contents page that links to every chapter and every section.
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Read it on a phone, a tablet or a computer, or print the parts you need.
Glossary
The legal terms the chapters use, each explained in ordinary words.
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Inside a chapter
Inside a chapter
Every chapter follows the same order, so you can compare any two states. These are its sections, as the guide prints them.
Statutes
Court rules
Constitutional provisions
Each one is explained in plain English, with its key words quoted and a link to the official text.
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At a glance
The quick answers in one table, such as whether jurors are told they must follow the law and whether a criminal verdict must be unanimous.
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Overview
The state's law on the jury's role in a few pages, with the constitution and the statutes quoted where they speak to it.
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Voir dire & practical reality
How the jury is chosen: the questions, the grounds for removing a juror, and the ones that turn on a juror's own views.
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Jury instructions
What the judge tells the jury about its duty, and what the law says about following it.
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Juror rights & risks
Whether a juror can be punished for a verdict, what keeps the jury room private, and the laws against pressuring a juror.
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What Actually Happens
A criminal trial from start to finish, through the eyes of the jury, with the law behind each step.
Step by step:
- Whether there is a jury at all
- Choosing the jury
- The judge's charge
- In the jury room
- When twelve people do not agree
- Returning the verdict
- Afterwards
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Called for jury duty in your state?
What to expect from a summons there, such as who can serve, being excused, pay and your job.
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Relevant statutes
Each statute the chapter relies on, explained in plain English, with a link to the official text and the date it was checked.
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Court rules
The court rules that govern the jury, each explained the same way.
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Constitutional provisions
What the constitution says about trial by jury and the jury's role, quoted as written.
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Official & legal resources
The court system's own pages for people called to serve, and other official places to read more.
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Sources
Every source behind the chapter, sorted by kind, each with its link.
A look inside
A look inside
A few pages from the guide, so you know what you are buying.
Updates
How updates work
Every chapter's sources are checked again each month, and every link in the guide is tested each month.
When the law behind a chapter changes, we update the guide. The new version replaces the old one at the same download link, so the link in your receipt always gets you the current edition. There is nothing to pay and nothing to sign up for.
The Latest updates page lists what changed and when.
Before you buy
Before you buy
Is this legal advice?
No. It is a reference. It reports what the law says and links to the official source, so you can check any of it yourself. For advice about your own situation, talk to a lawyer.
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