Richard Delgado
Trayvon Martin Trial and Jury Nullification
Abstract (to read the entire law review article go here):
The following article on the Trayvon Martin trial suggests that, together, doctrinal and critical analysis can often be more powerful than either alone. Written for a symposium issue on Critical Latino ("Lat-Crit") scholarship, the article posits that jury nullification can operate to reduce the impact of a defense in which the jury does not really believe, such as self defense or stand-your-ground. And in the Martin case, felony murder coupled with felony stalking was an avenue that the Florida prosecutor left unexplored.
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