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Gale Encyclopedia of American Law Volume 6 P12 fully illuminates today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, important documents and more. Legal issues are fully discussed in easy-to-understand language, including such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and thousands more. | 98 JURY COMMISSION the jurors to continue deliberating and to listen carefully to each other and to be deferential toward each other s views. Continued failure to arrive at a verdict results in a hung jury which necessitates a new trial with a different jury. In criminal trials in most jurisdictions the jury s job ends with the delivery of a verdict of guilt or innocence on every count pertaining to the case and the judge determines sentencing. In civil cases juries generally determine the amount of a damages award. Jurors sometimes exercise their right to protest against a law that they consider unfair or unjust by voting not guilty even though the defendant is guilty of violating that law. This practice is called jury nullification and it goes back to colonial times. An example of jury nullification would be when a juror who believes that marijuana should be legalized votes not guilty in a case in which the defendant is accused of growing marijuana. The Fully Informed Jury Association FIJA founded in 1989 provides information about jury nullification to prospective jurors who might not know that it exists as an option. FURTHER READINGS Amar Akhil Reed. 1995. Reinventing Juries Ten Suggested Reforms. Univ. of California at Davis Law Review 28 summer . Available online at http documents pdf website home page http accessed August4 2009 . Conrad Clay S. 1999. Jury Nullification The Evolution of a Doctrine. Durham NC Carolina Academic. Leach Brian E. 1994. Extending Batson v. Kentucky to Gender and Beyond The Death Knell for the Peremptory Challenge Southern illinois univ. Law Journal 19. Minnesota State Court Administration Office of Research and Planning. 1993. Minnesota Supreme Court Task Force on Racial Bias in the Judicial System Final Report. St. Paul. Available online at http documents 0 Public Court_Information_Office Race_ website home page http .