Assertion: jury | /r/CapableOf | convict defendant
Facets:
value: without unanimous agreements amongst the jurors
type: OTHER
value: likewise
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Likewise, a jury can convict a defendant even if no law was actually broken, although such a conviction may be overturned on appeal.
text: Juries decide on facts and whether to convict or acquit the defendant.
text: Jury nullification also occurs when a jury convicts a defendant because it condemns the defendant or his actions, even though the evidence at trial showed that he technically didn’t break any law.
text: One proposal for dealing with the difficulties associated with hung juries has been to introduce supermajority verdicts to allow juries to convict defendants without unanimous agreements amongst the jurors.
text: The jury convicted the defendant.
text: The jury convicted the defendant, and the judge’s answer was upheld on appeal.