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On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Nick Vinson <nvinson234@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Criminal Case. The defendant may appeal a guilty verdict, but the |
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> government may not appeal if a defendant is found not guilty. Either |
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> side in a criminal case may appeal with respect to the sentence that is |
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> imposed after a guilty verdict. |
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> Source: http://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/types-cases/appeals |
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> So in short, if you are found not-guilty in a lower court it's over. |
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> There's nothing more the US government can do. |
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Well, the US government does lots of dumb things... :) |
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However, verdicts generally aren't issued by a judge in the US. |
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They're usually issued by juries, and this is part of why they're not |
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appealable. We don't really have juries in Gentoo. I'm not convinced |
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having them would make things better. |
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Rich |
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