Comments on: Jury Duty: Followup https://windypundit.com/2007/05/jury_duty_followup/ Classical liberalism, criminal laws, the war on drugs, economics, free speech, technology, photography, sex work, cats, and whatever else comes to mind. Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:58:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Kelly https://windypundit.com/2007/05/jury_duty_followup/#comment-637 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:58:38 +0000 http://www.windypundit.com/?p=835#comment-637 Imagine my surprise to see a Jury that I prosecuted detailed on a blog I randomly found during a google search. The Defendant [Jose]–never returned for sentencing and currently has an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The Judge that told you he was looking at Probation for the Aggravated Battery has since this trial revoked each and every person’s bond once convicted because [Jose] blew it for everyone else. You touched on a possible civil suit from the Defense team after this trial–that was very astute. The Defense usually chooses a Jury trial on a case they believe they can win to test their witnesses for a civil jury trial if the defendant is acquitted. They can sue the Town where the officer is employed for false arrest and Civil Rights violations. Usually a town settles because it is cheaper than litigating the case. The defense team you saw pursues these case frequently.

[Note from Mark: I have edited this response slightly to remove the use of the defendant’s real name.]

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