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House rejects optional 'manifestly unjust' jury instruction, 39‑30
Summary
House Bill 284, which would have allowed judges to present an optional jury instruction enabling jurors to acquit when a conviction would be 'manifestly unjust,' failed after extended debate over separation-of‑powers and predictability concerns, 39‑30.
House Bill 284, which would have allowed judges to include an optional jury instruction telling jurors they may find a defendant not guilty when applying the law would produce a result 'manifestly unjust,' failed on the House floor by a vote of 39 no to 30 yes.
Representative Roberts introduced the bill as a limited, high‑standard tool that judges could choose…
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