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A curious legal quirk could see Luigi Mangione walk free
Posted on 8/3/26 at 11:57 am
Posted on 8/3/26 at 11:57 am
A curious legal quirk could see Luigi Mangione walk free — and a radical organization is pushing for it
Luigi Mangione’s radical supporters are leading the charge pushing for a rarely-used legal loophole that could let the suspected healthcare CEO killer walk free — even if the jury believes he is guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the cold-blooded murder.
The December 4 Legal Committee, which has raised more than $1.5 million for Mangione’s defense fund, is raising awareness about jury nullification, a legal power by which a defiant jury can find a defendant not guilty if they believe the law the accused is charged with breaking is unjust, The Times reported.
While rare since the 19th century, it’s used when a jury wants to “send a message about some social issue that is larger than the case itself, or because the result dictated by law is contrary to the jury’s sense of justice, morality, or fairness,” according to the Cornell Legal Information Institute.
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Posted on 8/3/26 at 12:00 pm to djmed
This isn’t new.
Anyone recall O.J. Simpson?
Anyone recall O.J. Simpson?
Posted on 8/3/26 at 12:01 pm to djmed
quote:
the law the accused is charged with breaking is unjust
A law against murder is unjust?
I'm not following the loophole argument here.
Posted on 8/3/26 at 12:03 pm to djmed
I'm beginning to think we'll see a hung jury based on jury nullification.
Posted on 8/3/26 at 12:04 pm to djmed
This dude was always going to walk Scott free. He’s a hero to the left because he killed a healthcare CEO.
Posted on 8/3/26 at 12:04 pm to WhiskeyThrottle
quote:
A law against murder is unjust?
Depends on who get murdered and who did the murdering.
Posted on 8/3/26 at 12:04 pm to djmed
Only seen it work in three cases. OJ, Reginald Denny, Crowns Height killer
Posted on 8/3/26 at 12:06 pm to djmed
Of all the things that won't happen, this won't happen the most. There are millions of people in the jury pool. They'll find 12 who are normal people. Anyone that thinks he should go free on principle is too unhinged to make it through voir dire and any cursory investigation of their internet presence. It will be funny to watch these people get arrested for jury tampering, etc. though
ETA: Also, this isn't a "legal quirk"
There's nothing legal about it. Its illegal, in fact.
ETA: Also, this isn't a "legal quirk"
There's nothing legal about it. Its illegal, in fact. This post was edited on 8/3/26 at 12:11 pm
Posted on 8/3/26 at 12:08 pm to djmed
If he had murdered a member of my family in cold blood, it wouldn't matter at the end of the day what the courts did with him.
Posted on 8/3/26 at 12:14 pm to djmed
Jury nullification is not some unique or sophisticated legal quirk. It is a member of the jury that sneaks onto the jury knowing they won't return a guilty verdict. Anyone willing to lie to during the selection process can do it. It is typically taken care of during the voir dire but lawyers are not lie detectors.
Posted on 8/3/26 at 12:15 pm to djmed
quote:
The December 4 Legal Committee, which has raised more than $1.5 million for Mangione’s defense fund, is raising awareness about jury nullification, a legal power by which a defiant jury can find a defendant not guilty if they believe the law the accused is charged with breaking is unjust, The Times reported.
So the defense attorneys have figured out how to get 1.5 mill out of the proceedings and him still be found guilty
Posted on 8/3/26 at 12:16 pm to Indefatigable
quote:
Of all the things that won't happen, this won't happen the most. There are millions of people in the jury pool. They'll find 12 who are normal people. Anyone that thinks he should go free on principle is too unhinged to make it through voir dire and any cursory investigation of their internet presence. It will be funny to watch these people get arrested for jury tampering, etc. though ETA: Also, this isn't a "legal quirk" There's nothing legal about it. Its illegal, in fact.
That is well said.
Posted on 8/3/26 at 12:21 pm to djmed
Sounds like one of SFPLC's legal wish casting posts.
Posted on 8/3/26 at 12:22 pm to SCLibertarian
While securing an outright acquittal via nullification requires convincing all 12 jurors, it only takes one sympathetic juror refusing to budge to cause a hung jury and a mistrial, thus it could happen in the Mangione case.
Posted on 8/3/26 at 12:24 pm to RobertFootball
quote:
This dude was always going to walk Scott free. He’s a hero to the left because he killed a healthcare CEO.
He murdered someone who made money promoting vaccine poison.
(Is that how it’s done?)
Posted on 8/3/26 at 12:28 pm to TBoy
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He murdered someone who made money promoting vaccine poison.
Fauci is lucky that conservatives and normies aren’t stacked with people violent people like the left is.
Posted on 8/3/26 at 12:30 pm to djmed
How is a jury coming back with a not guilty verdict a "rarely-used legal loophole"?
Posted on 8/3/26 at 12:36 pm to geauxbrown
quote:
If he had murdered a member of my family in cold blood, it wouldn't matter at the end of the day what the courts did with him.
This works in Baton Rouge...
This post was edited on 8/3/26 at 12:38 pm
Posted on 8/3/26 at 12:59 pm to PeleofAnalytics
quote:
Jury nullification is not some unique or sophisticated legal quirk. It is a member of the jury that sneaks onto the jury knowing they won't return a guilty verdict. Anyone willing to lie to during the selection process can do it. It is typically taken care of during the voir dire but lawyers are not lie detectors.
It would need to be all 12 of them for it to work. A hung jury just means he rots in jail why the State retries it.
Posted on 8/3/26 at 1:11 pm to SCLibertarian
quote:If we get a hung jury, we should just hang the jury, along with Luigi.
I'm beginning to think we'll see a hung jury based on jury nullification.
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