New York also specifically allows for Jury nullification in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
That article is specifically about Libel cases, but isn’t necessarily limited to libel, and jury nullification isn’t prohibited anywhere else.
Additionally, jury nullification is the entire point of having juries made up from regular citizens instead of professional jurors who are experts in the law or panels of judges. A jury is the last line of defense against an unjust conviction.
New York also specifically allows for Jury nullification in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
That article is specifically about Libel cases, but isn’t necessarily limited to libel, and jury nullification isn’t prohibited anywhere else.
Additionally, jury nullification is the entire point of having juries made up from regular citizens instead of professional jurors who are experts in the law or panels of judges. A jury is the last line of defense against an unjust conviction.
Sorry to burst everyone’s bubble here, but jury nullification sounds pretty unlikely in New York in this particular case according to a NY defense attorney familiar with the type of jurors there: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-luigi-mangione-case-a-ny-defense-attorney-breaks-it-down/id1147092464?i=1000680245949