tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060696059642580878.post7989628441785958235..comments2023-10-30T07:53:58.018-05:00Comments on Crime, Law and Justice: TIH: OJ acquitedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908922017589211092noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060696059642580878.post-21693154148857297472014-10-21T20:12:09.854-05:002014-10-21T20:12:09.854-05:00For better or worse, the 6th Amendment (made appli...For better or worse, the 6th Amendment (made applicable to the states by the 14th Amend.) gives defendants a right to a jury trial. In these cases, the judge cannot constitutionally overrule a jury verdict of acquittal. The double jeopardy clause (5th Amend) precludes re-trial after an acquittal.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09908922017589211092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060696059642580878.post-80680392750620674432014-10-11T11:47:43.091-05:002014-10-11T11:47:43.091-05:00Unfortunately, when the courts blunder, future blu...Unfortunately, when the courts blunder, future blunders in the form of backlash are virtually guaranteed. It's discourage when judges allow incompetent juries to wreak havoc and then claim that they were powerless to do anything. The buck stops with them throughout the process . . . we need better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060696059642580878.post-74885862482957659022014-10-06T15:05:21.475-05:002014-10-06T15:05:21.475-05:00The OJ verdict was a travesty of justice. The OJ verdict was a travesty of justice. 44https://www.blogger.com/profile/12279323738793315123noreply@blogger.com