At 21:53 22-10-2002 -0400, John Giorgis wrote:
Why? I see nothing in that scenario that even remotely suggests that trial by jury is required. For both trials (one for the Virginian civilian, one for the caught suspect of the sniper shootings), you only need a prosecutor, a lawyer to defend the suspect, and a judge.>What if the SOB is caught in Maryland by an armed civilian of Virginia that >can only legally carry a firearm in his own state? > >A mild thought to all of this mess.This is the perfect example of why we require trial-by-jury in this country.
Jeroen "Justice for all" van Baardwijk
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