=== All right then, so what is the point of an appeal if the finding of every state court re: facts is sacrosanct?
I'm really rather interested in this answer.
Because it would appear to me that the only point of an appeal is to get facts overturned on a technicality.
Is that off-base of me?
Interestingly enough, our DA here in New Orleans has just been smacked with a 1.6 million dollar judgment for discrimination -- jury was unanimous -- on account of his firing 43 white employees upon taking office and replacing them with campaign workers.
He's going to appeal. Appeal what?
Wouldn't it seem odd if counse for a District Attorney hadn't "handled his business" throughout the trial? Or does someone like that leave a minefield of due process missteps in order to open an appeal?