PROF. PAUL BUTLER: Jury Nullification Is A Good Thing. “Earlier this year, prosecutors charged Julian P. Heicklen, a retired chemistry professor, with jury tampering because he stood outside the federal courthouse in Manhattan providing information about jury nullification to passers-by. Given that I have been recommending nullification for nonviolent drug cases since 1995 — in such forums as The Yale Law Journal, ’60 Minutes’ and YouTube — I guess I, too, have committed a crime.”