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To: FredZarguna

“The original court reheard these claims; they were rejected. Is the judge corrupt to? The appeals court? The WI Supreme Court? Because they also heard arguments, and Steven Avery exhausted ALL of his appeals. Who else? The FBI?’

Um, hello?

Steven Avery also appealed his original conviction to the highest courts and his conviction was upheld while he remained in prison for l8 years.

Yet he was innocent.


20 posted on 02/02/2016 11:18:53 PM PST by Reddy (B.O. stinks)
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To: Reddy
Steven Avery's appeals on his rape conviction could not involve new evidence, and could only be heard as matters of law. There were no procedural errors in his rape case. No appeals court can second-guess a jury on the matter of determination based on evidence.

Retrial on matters of fact can occur only when: 1) significant facts were not known to the jury or 2) there is new evidence.

Guess what?

As soon as there was new evidence, Steven Avery was freed on the rape conviction. The system that you think is so awful actually worked. It took a long time, but it did work.

25 posted on 02/02/2016 11:30:01 PM PST by FredZarguna (You did not see what I did there.)
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