when in all acutality that your guilty til you can prove your innocence....isn`t this more like it?
2007-09-20 09:52:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Unfortunately that is what has happened in today's world and you have no one to blame but the media. If for instance, the Mcann's go to trial, you would pretty much have to look at the north pole for juror who hasn't had some sort of exposure to the case and who hasn't formed some sort of opinion.
2007-09-20 10:01:49 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are innocent until you are proven guilty but if you are poor, and cannot afford bail,as well as innocent, then you will be held in jail even though you are innocent. A high priced lawyer is also unavailable to poor people, but I will tell you, a lot of damn good lawyers work for Legal Aid. My question is, what percentage of accused criminals end up being acquitted? I suspect it is close to 50/50 but I really do not know. I would like to find out.
2007-09-20 10:12:34 · answer #2 · answered by waynesworldstage 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I was recently on a jury, and got to experience the process. I went into it with an open mind, and allowed the state to make it's case.
When we got the case, we had three options, not guilty, guilty of the lesser charge, or guilty of the more serious charge.
Every member of the Jury believed after hearing the testimony that that he was guilty of the more serious charge, but the state failed to prove the more serious one. We convicted on the lesser charge because that was what the State proved.
2007-09-20 11:27:47 · answer #3 · answered by Rav 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. You don't have to do anything. The entire burden of proof that you committed some crime is on the prosecution. You don't even have to testify in your own behalf. The problem comes with having a panel of jurists who have not already made up their minds that you are guilty. Given the number of posts I've read that have already pronounced Mister Simpson and the McCanns guilty, I would think the potential pool of unbiased jurists gets lower every day.
2007-09-20 10:12:27 · answer #4 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nope. If you're being convicted of something, you don't go to jail until the jury unanimously decides you are guilty. Thus, innocent until proven guilty. Just because he's on trial doesn't mean he's innocent or guilty.
2007-09-20 09:59:55 · answer #5 · answered by freedomsring23 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
honestly i don't think so...first of all the prosecution has to be able to come up with solid evidence to be able to take you to court in the first place and then if the defense can prove there is reasonable doubt then most defendants are found innocent or the case is dismissed...not to mention you are also judge by a jury of your peers..
2007-09-20 18:49:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
all that counts is what the law says.
2007-09-20 15:51:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋