Posted on 07/06/2011 6:32:41 AM PDT by Kaslin
“Should We Abolish the Jury System?”
For the children. What a bunch of putzes for wanting to take us further down the road to a judicial dictatorship.
Let’s convict another one, it will look good when we’re up for reelection.
THEY DIDN’T PROVE THEIR CASE. END. FINI.
First thing we need to do is to revamp jury selection.
Pick jurors at random, and don’t give either side any say in who is chosen.
Because the prosecution did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the child was murdered, with malice and forethought or otherwise. The jury did what juries are supposed to do.
If the prosecutor had tried the case on a lesser charge, the jury might have found the defendent guilty.
In lieu of evidence that there was a murder committed, and not just a host of bad choices following an accidental or negligent death, the jury had no choice but to acquit.
I agree. I was on the panel for a major murder case in San Antonio years ago, and the prosecutor actually said they wanted an impartial jury. I said, "Are you joking, or do you think I'm an idiot? You want a jury that's on your side, and he (the public defender) wants a jury that's on his side. That's the only reason we're going through all this nonsense instead of drawing straws."
The judge cracked up. Later, he told me it had been a real pleasure having me in his courtroom, and I was to tell the clerk I was "excused for cause."
so you did not spew enough anti constitution crap on the other thread? Take your anti constitution line of complete garbage and go away...this is a constitutional website, go else where and spew your friggin garbage pal...
The fact is the prosecution couldn’t even prove that a murder took place. What if it was an accident that the dumb bimbo tried to cover up?
how can an attorney of note make such a statement. What has happened to the legal profession? Do they want to throw out “reasonable doubt? Do they want to convict on supposition or opinion?”
I hate the way the media tries these cases on their own and reacts in such an ugly manner when the actual verdict shows the error of their ways.
McKinley's assassin was tried, convicted and executed in just a little over 6 weeks from September 14.
Today it takes 3 years just to bring an obviously guilty mother to trial for the murder of her daughter. If the mother had been found guilty and sentenced to death, it would have taken another 20 to 30 years to carry out the sentence if in fact it was ever carried out.
What happened over the last 110 years to make our justice system so dysfunctional? Who did this to us?
Judicial rule #1, young, good looking chicks don't get convicted unless the evidence is overwelming. If there is even the slightest sliver of wiggle room they walk and even in the cases were they do get convicted, their sentences are usually very mild.
Judicial rule #2, if you want a ton of media attention, make sure you are a young, good looking caucasian chick from an upper middle class family when you committ some sort of heinous crime. If this had been Latisha Anthony from the projects in Chicago who's daughter Shoshawna died in identical circumstance, it would have been lucky to make the local paper.
> Oh, absolutely. Because one jury believed a prosecutor
> hadnt proved a case beyond a reasonable doubt, we should
> replace trial by jury with trial by Ben Shapiro, the
> Philosopher-King. Thatll assure justice for all.
Well said, Tax Chick.
Our system ain’t perfect, but it’s WAY better than the alternative.
A better solution is to have a better educated, better informed public, but that won’t happen as long as the Left has anything to say about it.
Holy cow. I know beyond a reasonable doubt that this author’s eyes are brown.
Sixth Amendment: In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
The only qualification is for an impartial jury. I guess the voyeur dear /s is a way of ensuring the jury is impartial to the accused - - not the attorney.
I'd like to see the statistics on this, because I doubt it. Obviously the plural of anecdote is not data, still I've known quite a few people who've served on juries and they're definitely not the dumbest people I know.
I’ve been called to jury duty 3 times, and all the cases were settled out of court.
I was looking forward to the process.
The constitution is what is causing this miscarriage of justice. Pal. Those old rights are standing in the way of getting Casey. There are a lot of Freepers who can see clearly. I even saw on TV she is guilty. Why should some hick jury get to decide?
I’ve had discussions with a lib-in-law about where we should err, though I think the bottom line is that it is a false dichotomy.
You don’t have to let 100 guilty people go in order to avoid convicting one innocent person. I do believe, however, that we should do all we can to make sure that those who are guilty of heinous crimes are not set free on some technicality. These types are likely to harm a lot of people in the future.
In essence, my argument to my libinlaw was that if he intended to let 100 guilty people go in order to avoid convicting one innocent person, he’s willing to allow the harm and/or death of all the innocent future victims of those 100 guilty he would let go for the freedom of the one falsely accused.
ohhh yes jury duty.
As you sit there as a defendant accused of something. Would you like to know if the people that are about to judge are all Freepers?
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