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Effete Snob

(8,387 posts)

9. The standard for criminal convictions..

Reply to Enter stage left (Original post)

Mon Jun 13, 2022, 08:34 PM

Jun 2022

…is that guilt must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. To measure the existence of “reasonable doubt” we choose random people to hear the evidence and decide. The idea is that if they cannot be unanimously convinced, then there is likely a reasonable doubt.

There is no threshold of “qualification” to be a Supreme Court justice beyond a very vague provision that it be done with the consent of the Senate.

These two things have nothing to do with each other. They are not in any way analogous to each other.

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Would one of you more intelligent than I am... [View all] Enter stage left Jun 2022 OP

He has to be convicted by 2/3's of the Senate. nt Phoenix61 Jun 2022 #1

I appreciate your response, but the question is about justice... Enter stage left Jun 2022 #4

The Constitution and the rules of the Senate. Ocelot II Jun 2022 #2

A: The Separation of Powers speak easy Jun 2022 #3

I wouldn't worry about a jury at this point. iemanja Jun 2022 #5

Thanks, but the initial question still stands, why not 50% instead of 100%? Enter stage left Jun 2022 #6

See #2. Ocelot II Jun 2022 #7

That's the rule for all federal criminal cases iemanja Jun 2022 #8

Good point, but we know that unanimous convictions get over-turned on appeal... Enter stage left Jun 2022 #11

Because there is no authority higher than SCOTUS iemanja Jun 2022 #12

I spent many sleepless nights after that fucked up election for that very reason! Enter stage left Jun 2022 #14

Perhaps take that up with Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Schumer? brooklynite Jun 2022 #13

Actually, jury verdicts are rarely overturned on appeal. Ocelot II Jun 2022 #15

The Seventh Amendment Effete Snob Jun 2022 #16

The standard for criminal convictions.. Effete Snob Jun 2022 #9

Because one is a criminal process and one is a political process Sympthsical Jun 2022 #10

Because our founders weren't psychic. That's the same reason for the mass-shooting crisis. NCLefty Jun 2022 #17

Got some tar and feathers? TigressDem Jun 2022 #18