When hearing about Sussman, just remember...
✅ - TRUTH - ✅
Sun Tsu's Art of War
Step 1 - Engage target in a battle that doesnt matter
Step 2 - Loose battle but only just.
Step 3 - Enemy believes they are winning (We are here)
Step 4 - Begin Endgame of the real battle and win
Where did you see that the case was nullified? I'm seeing only that he was acquitted. Did the judge nullify?
The jury chose to find him not guilty even though they had every bit of evidence and testimony from the FBI that he was guilty. That is Jury Nullification.
Can someone explain the difference to a simpleton
Jury Nullification is when a jury knows someone is guilty, but chooses to find them not guilty anyway. It's the exact reason why we are tried before a jury of our peers, because it lets the community of citizens choose to nullify unnecessary laws.
Thanks fren, so if that was what happened in the trial, what is the real world consequences of one verdict vs the other.
Evidence submitted and allowed in one trial may be used in another related trial. Additionally, that evidence and any testimony can be used for future indictments or proceedings. Most importantly, the testimonies given in this trial were under oath, so any conflicting testimony in the future trials is provable perjury.
Oh, before I forget to answer your question.
The verdict was only regarding whether Sussy lied to the FBI. There would be no Double Jeopardy if/when Sussmann is pulled back in to answer for other indictments.
In a nutshell, a jury verdict can be nullified when the finding goes against what was clearly presented. In this case, Sussman clearly lied and was clearly shown by the prosecution to have lied and the jury still found him not guilty. Whether the prosecution requests a nullification is one thing; whether the judge will actually nullify the verdict is another story. Does that make any sense to you?
Yes it does. Does the judge get to decide onesidedly to nullify or depends on prosecution to request it? On what grounds? And how can the judge decide to nullify? Is there any minimum test? My point is….not in this case only… but when can a judge decide he doesn’t like the jury’s conclusion and make his own judgement?
From the wikipedia post it sounds like it can be done at the judge's discretion or the prosecution can request. It also appears that the defense can request too.
Any attorney pedes here that can help to clarify jury nullification?