Kimes v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing jury nullification as the undisputed power of the jury to acquit, even if its verdict is contrary to law as given by the judge and contrary to the evidence
• “While recognizing the prerogative [of a jury to nullify], we have nonetheless consistently held that jury nullification is neither a right of the defendant, nor a defense recognized by law.” (citation omitted)
• “While recognizing the prerogative [of a jury to nullify], we have nonetheless consistently held that jury nullification is neither a right of the defendant, nor a defense recognized by law.” (citation omitted)
• discussing Wentworth charge and jury nullification

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).