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To: Ramonan
most jurors are not the sharpest knives out of the drawer.

Which is why it's the job of the police to collect as much evidence as reasonably possible, and more importantly, it's the prosecutor's job to explain the the jury why the evidence is sufficient and what expectations are reasonable.

8 posted on 05/30/2005 11:43:04 AM PDT by Squawk 8888 (End dependence on foreign oil- put a Slowpoke in your basement)
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To: Squawk 8888
I think the entire jury system should be overhauled.

I think we should have professional jurors who are elected by the people to serve on jury's.
10 posted on 05/30/2005 11:46:48 AM PDT by Nyboe ( if rich democrats really want the rich to be taxed more ... then by all means TAX RICH DEMOCRATS)
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To: Squawk 8888

In one case I had, a 24 year old man was stopped for reckless driving. He acted strangely and smelled of alcohol. He was hyperactive with a flushed face, pupils about 12 mm, and pulse of 120. (Cocaine or Meth).
The County Lab expert testified that the man had a gazillion nanograms of Cocaine in his blood, and a .07
Blood Alcohol content.
The Defendant TESTIFIED-under oath- that he snorted Cocaine three times that day. He had about half a thimble full just before he started driving, and he had put that between his lower lip and his gums.

Two old bluehaired ladies hung the jury. They insisted that the prosecution had not shown that the Defendant "was under the influece of alcohol and/or drugs while driving"


17 posted on 05/30/2005 12:14:46 PM PDT by Ramonan (Honor does not go out of style.)
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