According to Abramson, jury nullification developed a very bad reputation in recent
years when
a. juries often used it to convict innocent people whom jury members personally
disliked.
b. anti-communist hysteria led to multiple convictions of dissenters.
c. it was abused by wealthy defendants who could hire expensive lawyers and expert
jury consultants to pack the jury with people favorable to their views.
d. it was used by major environmental polluters to escape conviction.
e. it was used by racist juries to acquit brutal racist murderers.
e
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a. telos b. theos c. ethos d. virtue
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
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The word "Cynic" comes from the Greek for "dog."
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Semitic people moved from Mesopotamia to Palestine during the __________ period
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word