An Essay on Trial by Jury

by Lysander Spooner

Book Overview

In "An Essay on Trial by Jury," Lysander Spooner defends the doctrine of jury nullification, which holds that in a free society a trial jury not only has the authority to rule on the facts of the case, but also on the legitimacy of the law under which the case is tried, and which would allow juries to refuse to convict if they regard the law they are asked to convict under as illegitimate.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1938357175
• ISBN13: 9781938357176
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Fpp Classics
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"