In 24 states it's legal. It's called jury nullification. California ruled against it but to prosecute someone they would have to foolishly admit that they did. A verdict is just a consensus of opinions and to force someone's opinion would amount to jury tampering. Very gray area indeed but it's used justifiably in a case where a man is on trial for killing his child's rapist.
So they committed a crime themselves
They aided a murder.
In 24 states it's legal. It's called jury nullification. California ruled against it but to prosecute someone they would have to foolishly admit that they did. A verdict is just a consensus of opinions and to force someone's opinion would amount to jury tampering. Very gray area indeed but it's used justifiably in a case where a man is on trial for killing his child's rapist.