Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They are not guilty because the judge can't call them guilty....only God can call them innocent. Eric Welch wrote: > At 11:40 PM 9/6/99 -0400, Marc James Small wrote: > >A jury or bench-trial verdict will be "not guilty" under the Common Law -- > >meaning, "you are not found guilty". "Innocent" means you didn't do it, > >and no criminal system will go that far! > > So, no matter how innocent they are, your argument is that they are guilty, > because the judge can't call them innocent. Right? Wrong. > > It's pretty clear from the text that they couldn't be convicted because > they were innocent, even if that finding is legally impossible. My ex, who > worked for a prosecuting attorney, told me about this innocent, not guilty > difference. From what I understand, they could be innocent as the day is > long, and yet people can keep arguing they are bad because the legal > definition of innocent isn't possible. > > Eric Welch > St. Joseph, MO > > http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch > > We are born naked, wet and hungry. Then things get worse.