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43 Law & Contemp. Probs. 51 (1979-1980)
Jury Nullification: The Contours of a Controversy

handle is hein.journals/lcp43 and id is 705 raw text is: JURY NULLIFICATION: THE CONTOURS OF A CONTROVERSY* ALAN SCHEFLINt AND JON VAN DYKEf CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ............................................. 52 II. H ISTORICAL SUMMARY ...................................... 56 A. T HE EARLY PERIOD ..................................... 56 B. THE NINETEENTH CENTURY REVISION ..................... 59 III. RECENT JUDICIAL ATTITUDES TOWARD JURY NULLIFICATION .... 63 IV. THE LAWMAKING POWERS OF JURIES IN OTHER CONTEXTS ..... 68 A . T HE CIVIL JURY ........................................ 69 B. THE CRIMINAL JURY .................................... 71 C. THE U.S. SUPREME COURT'S RECENT VIEWS ON THE JURY'S LAW MAKING ROLE ..................................... 75 V. How JURY NULLIFICATION WORKS IN PRACTICE TODAY ............ 79 A . IN D IANA ............................................... 79 1. CAN THE JURY DECLARE A STATUTE TO BE UNCONSTITU- T IO N A L? ........................................... 80 2. CAN THE JURY DEFINE OR CREATE CRIMES? ............... 80 3. CAN THE JURY RETURN A CONVICTION FOR A LESSER OF- FENSE WHEN THE EVIDENCE DOES NOT SUPPORT A CONVICTION FOR THIS OFFENSE.. ...................... 81 4. CAN THE COURT GIVE MANDATORY INSTRUCTIONS? ..... 82 5. WHAT IS THE ROLE OF COUNSEL.. ..................... 82 6. SUM M ARY .......................................... 82 B . M ARYLAND ............................................. 82 1. THE NATURE OF THE INSTRUCTION .................... 83 2. How MARYLAND'S TRIAL JUDGES VIEW THE INSTRUC- T IO N .............................................. 84 * Copyright © 1980 by Alan Scheflin and Jon Van Dyke. The authors would like to thank Uni- versity of Hawaii law students James Williston and Raymond G. Duvauchelle for their assistance in helping to prepare this article for publication. f Member of the District of Columbia bar. Professor of Law, University of Santa Clara. t Member of the District of Columbia, California, and Hawaii bars. Professor of Law, Univer- sity of Hawaii.

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