Jury nullification can be defined as when the jury refuses to convict a defendant who is legally guilty of the crime. This typically occurs when a jury finds that the law is unjust or that the punishment for the crime may be too harsh. This can occur because a Not Guilty verdict cannot be overturned and jurors cannot be punished for the verdict that they agree upon. Because of this, the law is considered to be nullified.

There can be many hypothetical situations in which jury nullification would be used. One example would be a woman who murders her abuser. Despite the fact that the woman is guilty of murder, the jury could see it as self defense and nullify the verdict. Another example could be if someone receives a maximum sentence for a minor charge; this could be something such as a drug charge.

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