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Record 1 2025-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Courts
  • Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
CONT

Jury nullification occurs when juries acquit a defendant despite convincing evidence that the defendant is guilty under the court's jury instructions; such acquittals are usually based on moral and political considerations and are unreviewable.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tribunaux
  • Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
CONT

On y précise d'abord le sens de l'expression «annulation par le jury». Il s'agit d'une situation rare où le jury choisit, en connaissance de cause, de ne pas appliquer la loi et acquitte l'inculpé sans égard au poids de la preuve. Pour la Cour, d'utilisation rarissime, ce concept inusité pourrait s'expliquer par l'oppression découlant d'une loi sévère ou de son application stricte.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rules of Court
  • Penal Law
CONT

The term "prosecutorial discretion" refers to the fact that under American law, government prosecuting attorneys have nearly absolute and unreviewable power to choose whether or not to bring criminal charges, and what charges to bring, in cases where the evidence would justify charges.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Règles de procédure
  • Droit pénal
CONT

Le bâtonnier détenait donc un pouvoir de poursuite discrétionnaire devant le conseil de l’ordre, explique un avocat de la place. Discrétionnaire, car les poursuites n’étaient pas automatiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reglamento procesal
  • Derecho penal
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Record 3 1994-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rules of Court

French

Domaine(s)
  • Règles de procédure

Spanish

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