The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that the county prosecutor has brought cases against hundreds of people with very little evidence. In less than a year, judges acquitted 364 defendants mid-trial. In one recent case, the jury not only acquitted, but some of the jurors wanted to give their jury pay to the defendant if he got his GED. Angry Jurors Hope to Give Acquitted Teen Their Jury Pay - News - ABA Journal, Feb. 10, 2011.
Thanks: Maureen Howard.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Angry Jurors Hope to Give Acquitted Teen Their Jury Pay
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If only people had the intestinal fortitude to stand up to bad prosecutors. This justice system might work differently.
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