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Old 05-04-2005, 04:20 PM   #9
pritchke
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Join Date: September 5, 2001
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Originally posted by shamrock_uk:
The judge can go against the jury? Doesn't that defeat the point of trial by jury in the first place?
I don't think the judge can go against the juries decision but I believe he does decide the punishment if the jury says guilty and that punishment could vary drasticlly.

[ 05-04-2005, 04:21 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]
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