It is a long and somewhat tedious process, but it is of utmost importance... to the criminal justice system.
I try to put myself in the position of a juror.
The consequences of inadvertent disclosure in this case are real and grave not only in terms of potential to impact on the fairness of the future trial but potentially national security.
If you are going to fight the Iraqi war before this jury, I am not going to stop you.
As I read the indictment, ... I really wonder whether this is not the time for the government to simplify the burden on the jury by abandoning some of these counts.
The process by which the death penalty is decided is one that most people are not familiar with.
This court is not a vehicle for public declarations.
There was a time when the crime itself determined the sentence. It used to be if someone is convicted of premeditated murder, the state said the punishment was death, ... That is no longer the case.
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