Lucky son of a gun

highdesert

Lucky son of a gun

1 by highdesert

"A Florida man busted in the city for driving with an unloaded gun that was legal in his home state jubilantly bounced out of a Manhattan courthouse yesterday after a jury, won over by his "Southern charm," cleared him of a felony weapons rap."

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manh ... CnlkX3fu8M

"Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts." - Daniel Patrick Moynihan

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2 by mark

highdesert wrote:"A Florida man busted in the city for driving with an unloaded gun that was legal in his home state jubilantly bounced out of a Manhattan courthouse yesterday after a jury, won over by his "Southern charm," cleared him of a felony weapons rap."

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manh ... CnlkX3fu8M

What can I say, us Floridians are charming mofos.

"The waves which dash on the shore are, one by one, broken; but yet the ocean conquers nevertheless."
- Lord Byron

JayFromPA

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3 by JayFromPA

Such is the power of a jury, to completely ignore the letter of the law, recognize defenses that are not listed as acceptable in the statutes, and return a verdict all their own.

rolandson

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4 by rolandson

I have often speculated about whether I would be willing to put my fate in the hands of a jury.

The one time I served on a jury I was frustrated by other members of the panel being willing to convict a man solely because he had not testified in his own defense, despite clear instruction from the judge to the contrary.

One jury member went so far as to profess that she wanted to convict because the defendant "had not looked into her eyes so that god could tell her if he was innocent or not".

Ultimately we acquitted this poor unfortunate (10-2) simply because the state had not proven guilt. It took 3 days. God child had retreated to a corner and gone catatonic for the last two...

So I wonder, did he get his gun back?

“People want leadership, and in the absence of genuine leadership they'll listen to anyone who steps up to the microphone.”Aaron Sorkin/Michael J Fox The American President
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JayFromPA

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5 by JayFromPA

rolandson wrote:One jury member went so far as to profess that she wanted to convict because the defendant "had not looked into her eyes so that god could tell her if he was innocent or not".

Ted Bundy also had trustworthy eyes. Dahmer was attractive enough to pick people up. Con artists live on their charisma.

Humanity is royally screwed, at least for any sort of foreseeable future.

eelj

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6 by eelj

I looked the man in the eye. I was able to get a sense of his soul

George W Bush

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Black Eagle

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7 by Black Eagle

Whenever we take a case to a jury, we know it's a crapshoot. I tell young lawyers all the time that they have a 20% chance of losing even the best case.

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8 by mark

Black Eagle wrote:Whenever we take a case to a jury, we know it's a crapshoot. I tell young lawyers all the time that they have a 20% chance of losing even the best case.

From the few trials I have seen I think that one of the most important jobs of a lawyer is jury selection. A good jury selection strategy can make or break a case.

"The waves which dash on the shore are, one by one, broken; but yet the ocean conquers nevertheless."
- Lord Byron

Black Eagle

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9 by Black Eagle

Jury selection is important and in some cases, we hire psychologists or other experts in jury selection to assist us.

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10 by Simmer down

I had a semester related to jury selection and biases. It was a real eye opener. Opinions are formed before content is delivered and held despite facts.

I can tell some stories at the meeting but wouldn't dare put my experiences in print here.

Puffing up is no substitute for smarts but it's a common home remedy

KlownKannon

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11 by KlownKannon

Simmer down wrote:I had a semester related to jury selection and biases. It was a real eye opener. Opinions are formed before content is delivered and held despite facts.

I can tell some stories at the meeting but wouldn't dare put my experiences in print here.

We're holding you to it.

I don't like to think of my self as an artist so much as someone who stares at empty spaces and imagines s--t.

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