On Tue, 11 Nov 1997 jbaber@mi.leeds.ac.uk wrote:
Leaving aside the problem with a system where a judge can overturn the decision of a Jury (I have not seen all of the evidence so have no idea if she is guilty or innocent but if you enter a country you implicitly agree to abide by their laws and legal system, however what is the point of having a Jury if the Judge can do this sort of thing?) then the actual
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