Nullification
Show: Law & Order --> Season: 8 - Season 8
AirDate: 11/5/1997
Runtime: 45
Voting: 7.7 (7)

Overview: 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.