jody
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Thu Dec-09-10 08:21 AM
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If WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is tried, will a single juror exercise jury nullification to |
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emphasize We the People are the ultimate law of the land?
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stray cat
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Thu Dec-09-10 08:24 AM
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1. Maybe he can just agree to a test for stds? |
pipoman
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Thu Dec-09-10 08:38 AM
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we do all realize that this is taking place in Sweden and not the US, no? Jury nullification? Isn't this a construct of US jurisprudence?
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Thu Dec-09-10 08:41 AM
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3. Sweden doesn't have trial by jury. |
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Thu Dec-09-10 08:42 AM
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Are you talking about the case in Sweden or some possible future trial concerning the leaked documents?
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Thu Dec-09-10 08:43 AM
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Azathoth
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Thu Dec-09-10 09:02 AM
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6. A single juror would just cause a hung jury and a mistrial n/t |
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Edited on Thu Dec-09-10 09:03 AM by Azathoth
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Thu Dec-09-10 09:07 AM
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7. If US government gets hold of him, I expect he will be whisked off |
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to a secret prison and interrogated with harsh methods. Then, he will confess to whatever they want him to say by the time they get through with him. Thank god for the USA! :patriot: :sarcasm:
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Thu Dec-09-10 09:10 AM
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8. They have a different system in Sweden. |
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Not every country uses our judicial system, you know. No jury - no jury nullification.
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jody
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Thu Dec-09-10 09:12 PM
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9. Mea culpa, I assumed readers would realize my question was contextual about US trials. n/t |
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Thu Dec-09-10 09:15 PM
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10. He's an Australian citizen in Britain wanted for sexual assault in Sweden. |
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An American trial would require a major shift in the situation.
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jody
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Thu Dec-09-10 09:45 PM
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11. If a US president can invade Panama, kidnap its president, prosecute him, SCOTUS agree with the |
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conviction and then a president imprison him, then Obama can claim the same authority and SCOTUS might agree.
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Thu Dec-09-10 09:47 PM
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12. I didn't say it couldn't happen. It would, however, represent a major escalation. |
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Obama could do all sorts of shit. It isn't particularly likely, though, and I don't think assuming that he will ought be the default case.
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Thu Dec-09-10 09:50 PM
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13. He'd never be allowed to go to trial. |
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He'd have "an accident" in his jail cell before any public trial were held.
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