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Law & Order — Season 8, Episode 5

Nullification

Season 8, Episode 5 • Aired 1997-11-05 • 47 min
After the cops trace an eagle tattoo on a man shot and killed while holding up an armored truck to a group of militia members, McCoy finds himself facing one of their number as the pro se counsel for his friends, arguing for the concept of "jury nullification", the right of a jury to protect a defendant from an unjust law by finding him not guilty despite the evidence.