''Jury Nullification: The Evolution of a Doctrine'', by Clay Conrad, is one of the major book-length treatments of

jury nullification Jury nullification (US/UK), jury equity (UK), or a perverse verdict (UK) occurs when the jury in a criminal trial gives a not guilty verdict despite a defendant having clearly broken the law. The jury's reasons may include the belief that the ...

. '' The Federal Lawyer'' noted, "Conrad provides...a comprehensive overview of jury nullification in historical, substantive, policy, and practical terms." The book surveys the history of jury nullification, describing how it has changed with cases such as ''

Sparf v. United States ''Sparf v. United States'', 156 U.S. 51 (1895), or ''Sparf and Hansen v. United States'',. was a United States Supreme Court case testing the admissibility of confessions by multiple defendants accused of the same crime, and the responsibility of j ...

'' and with the advent of death-qualified juries. It ends with a chapter of advice for those pursuing a nullification-based defense.

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