matters of law relevant to the case. Their relation to the court, then, was different from that of a typical fact-finding jury. Shelfer concludes that the instructions were neither anomalous nor an endorsement of jury nullification but rather reflected the immaturity of American merchant law and the reliance of courts on experts. See also Jury nullification in the United States References External links United States Supreme Court cases 1794 in United States case law Legal history of Georgia (U.S. state) United States Supreme Court cases of the Jay Court Jury nullification