There was a case in Florida, where a Tallahassee Mayor was charged and the jury was hung. Jurors told the prosecutors that one juror had his/her mind made up to convict from the get go. The others were not able to change his mind. I don't remember how long that went on, but at least a couple of days I think. The prosecution declined to r…
There was a case in Florida, where a Tallahassee Mayor was charged and the jury was hung. Jurors told the prosecutors that one juror had his/her mind made up to convict from the get go. The others were not able to change his mind. I don't remember how long that went on, but at least a couple of days I think. The prosecution declined to retry him. That is what I am afraid of in the Trump trial(s). Someone determined to hang the jury slips through the screening process. One person, mind made up from the beginning, violating oath to evaluate the evidence impartially.
This man should have had to account for his crooked business dealings decades ago. The city and the state of New York have much to answer for. And we do too. We ignore the dangers of people like this, as long as they are amusing us. " We have met the enemy and he is us."
Different situation. The one juror was determined to convict against eleven who wanted to acquit. Very different from one juror want to acquit against eleven to want to convict. Depending on the facts of the case you mentioned, it is quite reasonable that the prosecution declined to retry.
You’re right—he should have been nailed to the wall decades ago, but he would have done the exact same thing—-rained holy hell down and thrown sand in the gears, and tied the county or state up in knots. The prosecutors had to make a decision—throw a ton of resources at one white collar criminal or use those same resources to prosecute some number of other criminals who aren’t Roy Cohn disciples.
Trump has proven that if you are a big enough asshole you can get away with a lot because nobody wants to be the target of an asshole.
A little addition. Had Trump not been super-empowered with money from birth, he'd be a garden variety sociopath, hawking annuities to retirees in Boca Raton. The law, however, is principally a system to manage the care and feeding of the powerful for those with wealth.
There was a case in Florida, where a Tallahassee Mayor was charged and the jury was hung. Jurors told the prosecutors that one juror had his/her mind made up to convict from the get go. The others were not able to change his mind. I don't remember how long that went on, but at least a couple of days I think. The prosecution declined to retry him. That is what I am afraid of in the Trump trial(s). Someone determined to hang the jury slips through the screening process. One person, mind made up from the beginning, violating oath to evaluate the evidence impartially.
This man should have had to account for his crooked business dealings decades ago. The city and the state of New York have much to answer for. And we do too. We ignore the dangers of people like this, as long as they are amusing us. " We have met the enemy and he is us."
Different situation. The one juror was determined to convict against eleven who wanted to acquit. Very different from one juror want to acquit against eleven to want to convict. Depending on the facts of the case you mentioned, it is quite reasonable that the prosecution declined to retry.
You’re right—he should have been nailed to the wall decades ago, but he would have done the exact same thing—-rained holy hell down and thrown sand in the gears, and tied the county or state up in knots. The prosecutors had to make a decision—throw a ton of resources at one white collar criminal or use those same resources to prosecute some number of other criminals who aren’t Roy Cohn disciples.
Trump has proven that if you are a big enough asshole you can get away with a lot because nobody wants to be the target of an asshole.
A little addition. Had Trump not been super-empowered with money from birth, he'd be a garden variety sociopath, hawking annuities to retirees in Boca Raton. The law, however, is principally a system to manage the care and feeding of the powerful for those with wealth.