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Indeed, under our present rule a jury is told that if it believes that a defendant "probably" did it, it must acquit him, because "probably" is not enough.
Could scans showing diminished impulse control—a function controlled by several regions of the brain, including the striatum and the ventromedial prefrontal cortex—be used to support more lenient sentencing, or even acquit a defendant, because he couldn't control his violent impulses?
) The Tight-Lipped and Anxious Dems will let their colleagues do the work of negotiating a deal and selling it to the public, keep their mouths shut, and vote to acquit.
Meanwhile, Republicans turn against censure, accusing its Democratic backers of "seeking cover" for voting to acquit President Clinton.
Some critical race theorists argue that black jurors should acquit guilty black defendants in protest of the unjust system.