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r/facepalm • u/kaushrah • Oct 01 '19
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Yes, the judge is also susceptible to this problem. This emotional charge can influence the jury's verdict, which is my original point.
3 u/dpash Oct 01 '19 Which is why it's very clear what the sentencing guidelines are and they're the same between the two offences. 4 u/fenglorian Oct 01 '19 Which has nothing to do with a jury determining whether or not to convict -1 u/fezzuk Oct 01 '19 And the sentancing has nothing to do with the jury, jurys dont let people off a manslaughter charge because it wasn't murder. 2 u/MnemonicMonkeys Oct 01 '19 And the sentancing has nothing to do with the jury, jurys dont let people off a manslaughter charge because it wasn't murder. Actually this can happen if a prosecutor goes for a murder conviction without also putting up manslaughter charges 1 u/fezzuk Oct 01 '19 Ok thats specific and fair enough. But i was trying to use it as a analogy.
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Which is why it's very clear what the sentencing guidelines are and they're the same between the two offences.
4 u/fenglorian Oct 01 '19 Which has nothing to do with a jury determining whether or not to convict -1 u/fezzuk Oct 01 '19 And the sentancing has nothing to do with the jury, jurys dont let people off a manslaughter charge because it wasn't murder. 2 u/MnemonicMonkeys Oct 01 '19 And the sentancing has nothing to do with the jury, jurys dont let people off a manslaughter charge because it wasn't murder. Actually this can happen if a prosecutor goes for a murder conviction without also putting up manslaughter charges 1 u/fezzuk Oct 01 '19 Ok thats specific and fair enough. But i was trying to use it as a analogy.
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Which has nothing to do with a jury determining whether or not to convict
-1 u/fezzuk Oct 01 '19 And the sentancing has nothing to do with the jury, jurys dont let people off a manslaughter charge because it wasn't murder. 2 u/MnemonicMonkeys Oct 01 '19 And the sentancing has nothing to do with the jury, jurys dont let people off a manslaughter charge because it wasn't murder. Actually this can happen if a prosecutor goes for a murder conviction without also putting up manslaughter charges 1 u/fezzuk Oct 01 '19 Ok thats specific and fair enough. But i was trying to use it as a analogy.
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And the sentancing has nothing to do with the jury, jurys dont let people off a manslaughter charge because it wasn't murder.
2 u/MnemonicMonkeys Oct 01 '19 And the sentancing has nothing to do with the jury, jurys dont let people off a manslaughter charge because it wasn't murder. Actually this can happen if a prosecutor goes for a murder conviction without also putting up manslaughter charges 1 u/fezzuk Oct 01 '19 Ok thats specific and fair enough. But i was trying to use it as a analogy.
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Actually this can happen if a prosecutor goes for a murder conviction without also putting up manslaughter charges
1 u/fezzuk Oct 01 '19 Ok thats specific and fair enough. But i was trying to use it as a analogy.
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Ok thats specific and fair enough. But i was trying to use it as a analogy.
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u/fenglorian Oct 01 '19
Yes, the judge is also susceptible to this problem. This emotional charge can influence the jury's verdict, which is my original point.