Sarah West last week decided that they got it wrong, overturning the verdict and issuing a judgment of acquittal.
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Then what’s the point of even having a jury?
I was always under the impression that it’s the jury that convicts but it’s the judge that sentences.
Oh! I forgot!
Note to self, we have that pesky thing called a bill of rights.
The judge had to let it go through the jury trial to abide by the whole, ya know... constitution thing... then went ahead and acted like they had King George tribunal powers anyway.
She was working 2 jobs, one as judge and the other as defense attorney