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86 Iowa L. Rev. 467 (2000-2001)
Evidentiary Relevance, Morally Reasonable Verdicts, and Jury Nullification

handle is hein.journals/ilr86 and id is 479 raw text is: Evidentiary Relevance, Morally Reasonable Verdicts, and Jury Nullification Todd E. Petty? I. INTRODUClION ..................................................................................... 469 II. EVIDENTIARY RELEVANCE AND OLD CH EF .......................................... 474 A. 7H TRADITONAL UAVERSTAADING OFRE. a ........................ 474 B. OLD CHEF'S ENHANCED RLEVANCE AfODEL ............................... 477 C. OLD CF sAmmurrs ............................................................ 483 1. The Continuing Role of the Traditional Conception of Relevance ............................................................................... 483 2. The Enhanced Relevance Model's Application When No Stipulation Has Been Proposed ...................................... 486 III. DETEPMINING THE MORAL REASONABLENESS OFA GUILTiYVERDICT .... 487 IV. MATERIALi, MORALr[Y, ANDJURYNULLIFICATION ............................ 495 A. THlE RELATIONSHIPBETIEEw OhRAI.'AA CIumLAL VERD/ITs... 495 B. MORALJDGAENTSAADJURYNULFIQ.4TION. ............................... 497 1. Jurors' Power of Nullification ................................................ 497 2. The Enhanced Relevance Model as a Weapon Against Nullification ........................................................................... 505 C. 7E ENH4ACED LELVANCEf MODEL S ILPLC4TIONS FOR DEFENDAIs'E ENCE, CLOSG ARGUMV'rs, AAVJMY STRUCIONS ............................................................................ 506 1. Enhancing the Probative Value of the Defendant's Evidence ................................................................................. 507 a. Restoring the Often Maelous Balance .......................... 511 b. Preserving the Appearance ofFairness ................................ 513 2. Addressing Nullification in ClosingArguments andJury Instructions ........................................................................... 517 Associate Professor of Law, The University of Iowa College of Law. Many thanks to David Baldus, Randall Bezanson, Margaret Brinig, Jonathan Carlson, Michael Green, Herbert Hovenkamp, Kenneth Kress, Sheldon Kurtz, lichael Saks, and John-Mark Stensvaag for reading and commenting upon drafts of this Article. 467

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