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To: cyncooper
...and the man has been *convicted*...

I certainly hope you are never falsely accused of anything. Given your apparent faith in the infallibility of the criminal justice system and our courts, it will certainly come as a big surprise to you when the jury of your peers convicts you.

No one posting here has enough information to pass judgment on this case. However given the information we have, IMO, reasonable doubt exists. If I had been on the jury and this was the breadth and depth of the information I had, I would never have voted to convict and I believe there is a good possibility that the jury here acted emotionally and not objectively.

Just to be clear, if the guy is guilty, I believe he should be publicly drawn and quartered, literally. However, if he is innocent, no amount of reparation will ever make up for the travesty.

157 posted on 06/16/2004 1:02:24 PM PDT by NCSteve
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To: All
Really bad reporting over all.Some articles say he recanted before giving a videotaped confession,but other reports say the jury went back and looked at the video tape to look for any coercing.Was a video monitor in the room while he wrote his statement or did he indeed give a videotaped confession?

Also,the articles say she was raped and sodomized.One can be raped and sodomized orally.It doesn't necessarily mean he had anal intercourse with her,so there wouldn't be any injuries to her vagina or rectum.

Is the media simply speculating what sodomy means in this situation or have I missed all this information?

158 posted on 06/16/2004 1:15:06 PM PDT by quack
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