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To: DCBryan1

Do quick verdicts favor the defense or the prosecution?

16 posted on 04/26/2018 10:50:21 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (You Say "White Privilege"...I Say "Protestant Work Ethic")

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To: Gay State Conservative

Do quick verdicts favor the defense or the prosecution?

The conventional wisdom among lawyers is that a quick verdict means guilty and a long deliberation means acquittal, but I've seen many exceptions to that rule.

53 posted on 04/26/2018 11:07:21 AM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)

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