On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 8:42 AM, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 7:36 AM, Scott Stroz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > If even 1 juror had the mindset that they were votign 'guilty' whether he > > committed the crime or not then it was an unfair trial. > > > One of the jurors was interviewed after his 1995 trial, and she basically > said she thought he was innocent when the trial started...and wasn't going > to change her mind. >
You are supposed to start with the presumption of innocence. Though claiming you will not chaneg yoru mind kind of mucks that all up. > > > That's just the manner of our justice system.... > > As for sentencing, and I will admit I am not up on NV laws, but when I > first > > heard the sentencing, it seemed a bit long. > > > He could potentially have gotten life in prison. What hurt OJ is that all > his cohorts copped pleas. The attorney I heard commenting on the case > thought that OJ received bad advice by deciding to take it to trial. As for > the sentence, most seemed to think it was actually more lenient then they > expected. Apparently this particular judge had a history of harsh > punishments. Shows what I know. I already admitted to be ignorant of NV laws on what he was charged with. > > > Once again, I am not saying that he does not belong in jail just that maybe > > he is paying for crimes for whcih he was already tried and found 'not > > guilty'. > > > He might be....he sure might be. When your famous, and famous for the WRONG > reasons, it's tough to find a truly impartial jury. OJ's best bet, if he > wanted to keep out of prison...would have been not to commit any armed > robberies :) I guess if a person gets convicted based on being famous (or infamous) it annoys me as much as when that same person is found not guilty for the same reasons. But, since I do not think there is a better alternative to our currnet system I should stop complaining. > > > -- > Thinking back to what truth may be > Unaware that I've been living it all along > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:282358 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
