The __________ suggests that jurors deviate from their fact-finding mission in cases in which the evidence against the defendant is weak or contradictory.

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The liberation hypothesis suggests that when the evidence against the defendant is weak or contradictory, jurors may deviate from their fact-finding mission and instead use the trial as an opportunity to express their broader values and beliefs, thus "liberating" themselves from strict adherence to the law and the evidence.

The __________ Suggests That Jurors Deviate from Their Fact-Finding Mission