Jury nullification refers to
A. excluding certain persons from a jury because of their personal beliefs.
B. choosing a bench trial (or trial by judge) over a jury trial.
C. commonsense justice in which a jury refuses to convict a defendant who is legally guilty of the crime charged.
D. None of these are correct.
Answer: C
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