Opinion
607CR010.
May 5, 2008
ORDER
The Government's motion in limine (doc. # 32) is GRANTED. Jury nullification arguments are not permitted in the Eleventh Circuit. See U.S. v. Trujillo, 714 F.2d 102, 106 (11th Cir. 1983) ("[D]efense counsel may not argue jury nullification during closing argument"); U.S. v. Roberts, 215 Fed.Appx. 842, 847 (11th Cir. 2007) ("We do not permit defense counsel to make a nullification argument to the jury. . . ."). Also, neither the issue of punishment nor the "fairness" of the firearm statutes in question is appropriate in any argument before the jury.