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To: Hemingway's Ghost; gogeo

HG: You can be convicted of most crimes upon the the testimony of one person, even if you deny it. Juries weigh the credibility of testimony and decide who's being truthful. Happens every day.

For example, would a police officer's testimony outweigh a ten-time crook's, that is, that if you were on a jury would you tend to believe the cop over the crook? I would, and I think I'm more biased against cops than the general population. Cops are just as willing to perjure themselves as crooks. But cops rarely lie about the actual crime being committed, and usually apprehend the right guy. And no matter what the claim here is, 99% of the time, if a case goes to court, the defendant did commit the crime and is just gambling.


200 posted on 02/09/2006 9:51:27 PM PST by LibertarianInExile (Freedom isn't free--no, there's a hefty f'in fee--and if you don't throw in your buck-o-5, who will?)
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To: LibertarianInExile
Please do everyone a favor and print that posting to hand to the judge at your next voir dire.
202 posted on 02/09/2006 10:39:52 PM PST by FredZarguna (The refs didn't run the ball 75 yards from scrimmage into Seattle's end zone)
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To: LibertarianInExile
For example, would a police officer's testimony outweigh a ten-time crook's, that is, that if you were on a jury would you tend to believe the cop over the crook?

If I were on a jury, asbsent any evidence whatsoever that a crime was committed other than the testimony of one party, especially an interested one, I would never, ever vote to convict the accused of a crime. Never.

208 posted on 02/10/2006 4:56:50 AM PST by Hemingway's Ghost (Spirit of '75)
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