--- In [email protected], "Ellen"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I said, " I'm getting the impression that they have good reason to
> believe the majority of them are guilty. Sorry, I'm convinced. You
> don't need a trial to prove someone is guilty." You said you are
> using guilt and evidence interchangeably. So guilt can be
determined
> prior to the trial? I agree a trial is needed to determine
> punishment, but sometimes it isn't needed to determine guilt. How
can
> there be instances of overwhelming guilt without a trial? I still
> think people can be determined to be guilty without a trial.
> Determining punishment maybe not, but determining guilt yes. Hmm,
I
> wonder if OJ would have had a trial to determine guilt if he had
said
> yes I killed my ex-wife and Ron Goldman that night.
>
If he'd confessed to the crime, he might not have demanded a trial --
he might have plea-bargained.
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