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Hypothetical Question(s)

07-25-2012, 06:52 PM,

Rob Wick Offline

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RE: Hypothetical Question(s)

(07-25-2012, 06:34 PM)J. Beckert Wrote: That's an interesting take, Rob, but it's come up before that a civilian trial, with the accused being judged by their Southern feeling Maryland peers would have gotten a more lenient sentence, if found guilty at all.

Joe, doesn't that assume that any jury would have been made up solely of Maryland peers? Any good lawyer during the voir dire process would do their darndest to make sure they got the best jury they could have, and since the trial would have been held in D.C. (my assumption) there's no telling as to just who would have been on the jury. Your point, however, is well-taken.

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