Jury nullification question, in Georgia?

Question

Jury nullification, which is a juries rights to not only rule on the facts of the case, but to rule on the laws pertaining to it, subsequently over ruling the judges orders, and/or written law.

In Georgia, is an officer of the court (such as an attorney) OR anyone else allowed to inform the jury of this power?

I read "Today, no officer of the court is allowed to tell the jury of their veto power".
last sentence under "prohibition" section
http://www.isil.org/resources/lit/history-jury-null.html

Is this true? And if it is, can a defendant address the jury and inform them?

Answer 1

That's a toughie and the courts don't want people to know what their powers are. I, while a juror, once got someone about to be railroaded off, and was never 'invited' to any jury again. They like to have dummies on those. ~
And if my co jurors were any indication of what one usually gets, they are as dumb as dirt. I would protest having any of these idiots proclaimed my peers.

Answer 2

That is correct. It results in an automatic Mistrial if an officer of the court does such a thing. This is true in ALL jurisdictions in the USA, both state and federal. No, a defendant cannot address the jury and inform them of this. If he/she tries, he will be immediately silenced by the judge and the comment stricken from the record. Also, it is the judge who issues the jury instructions.