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“Nullification is not a 'defense' recognized by law, but rather a mechanism that permits a jury, as community conscience, to disregard the strict requirements of law where it finds that those requirements cannot justly be applied in a particular case.” LawCommunityCasesParticularConscienceDefensePermitMechanismStrictRequirementsJuryDisregardNullification Author:David L. Bazelon
“In some of our subcultures, paper bags are often used to carry intimate personal belongings. And the sight of some of our less fortunate citizens carrying their belongings in brown paper bags is too familiar to permit such crass biases to diminish protection of privacy.” UsedCitizensPaperSightProtectionFamiliarFortunateIntimateBrownPrivacyBagsBelongingPermitDiminishLess FortunateSubcultureCrassPaper Bags Author:David L. Bazelon
“The majority decision constitutionalizes a distinction between a red leather pouch and a paper bag that is necessarily based at least in some part on economic and class differences and perceptions.” DifferencesDecisionClassEconomicPaperPerceptionRedMajorityDistinctionBagsLeatherPaper BagsClass Differences Author:David L. Bazelon
“Members of society must obey the law because they personally believe that its commands are justified.” BelieveLawSocietyMembersCommandJustified Book:Questioning Authority: Justice and Criminal Law Source: Questioning Authority: Justice and Criminal Law
