Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-2] of 2 M. Kristine Creagan quotesM. Kristine Creagan QuotesM. Kristine Creagan Jury nullification is a doctrine based on the concept that “jurors have the inherent right to set aside the instructions of the judge and to reach a verdict of acquittal based upon their own consciences, and the defendant has the right to be so instructed.” Though jury nullification may seem like a shocking proposal today, it is by no means a new idea. In fact, jury nullification was first espoused nearly three and one half centuries ago.~ M. Kristine Creagan The impact of Zenger [the trial of John Zenger] on the American colonies was dramatic. Every jurisdiction which confronted the issue of the jury’s right to decide the law as well as the facts reached the same conclusion: American juries had the right to decide the law.~ M. Kristine Creagan Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print