Technical defense

A technical defense is one used by a defendant to seek acquittal based on the technicalities of the law.[1] It is in contrast to a political defense which seeks to use political arguments to persuade a jury to nullify. Sometimes the desire to convince a jury on political and moral grounds is so strong that political defendants will reject a potent technical defense.[2]

References
  1. Steven E. Barkan (Oct 1979), Strategic, Tactical and Organizational Dilemmas of the Protest Movement against Nuclear Power, vol. 27, Social Problems, pp. 19–37
  2. SE Barkan (1980), Political Trials and Resource Mobilization: Towards an Understanding of Social Movement Litigation, Social Forces


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