If he has been indicted in Federal Court, the evidence is not only usually enough to indict a ham sandwich but also strong enough for a jury of 12 to find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and for a judge to sentence the ham sandwich for a term of imprisonment. Standards for indictment in the U.S. District Courts are usually considerably higher than what it takes to indict in the state systems and the professionalism and competence of federal prosecutors is generally tops. While the U.S. Attorneys can be hack political appointments, the career prosecutors are no hacks. The motto in the U.S. District Courts is "Mind over Matter". "We don't mind and you don't matter." There are acquitals in federal prosecutions, but considerably rarer than in state prosecutions. He is in trouble big time. Gil _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca
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