tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18204927.post6742800313495036029..comments2024-02-23T11:22:51.048-08:00Comments on Acerbic Politics: Jury Acquits Leaders of Oregon Wildlife Refuge StandoffBozo Funnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07541303735782319543noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18204927.post-20456290140909180682016-10-28T06:13:01.757-07:002016-10-28T06:13:01.757-07:00Having been on 4 juries, I tried to piece together...Having been on 4 juries, I tried to piece together the logical reasons.<br />1. The trial took place in the west where there's a strong feeling that public lands should be open to everyone for anything they want to do with them. Thus, you got a sympathetic jury.<br />2. The judge was sympathetic and presented a twisted view of the law to the jury. As it is, there was one dissenting juror that the other jurors pointed to as being "biased" and the judge removed that juror from the trial.<br />3. The federal prosecutors were incompetent. One of the juries I was on faced a defense attorney who was so grating that the jury was ready to deny his position within a matter of minutes of the start of the trial. (Moral of that story: Always hire the best damn lawyer you can afford!)<br />4. The wrong charges were filed and the jury was confused when the evidence didn't match the crime the prosecutors were trying to prove. I had that happen in one criminal trial I served on where the jury felt the DA had overcharged the criminal and in our state you are not allowed to find guilty on a lesser charge.<br />5. Some unknown intangible we may never know.Bozo Funnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07541303735782319543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18204927.post-64161255527389378092016-10-28T05:29:58.636-07:002016-10-28T05:29:58.636-07:00WHAT A FARCE
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