Comments on: Guilty! GUILTY! Not guilty? http://bikeintelligencer.com/2010/04/guilty-guilty-not-guilty/ All bike, all the time Wed, 01 May 2013 14:51:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: Andrew Davidson http://bikeintelligencer.com/2010/04/guilty-guilty-not-guilty/comment-page-1/#comment-1102 Andrew Davidson Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:12:59 +0000 http://bikeintelligencer.com/?p=2897#comment-1102 I saw someone else write about the idea of “jury nullification,” where even though the jury believes the evidence, they might be reluctant to convict someone if they don’t think it *should* have been a crime. In this case, the speculation is because the defendant was a cop and the victim was self-admittedly a jerk.

But at least the lying charge is a felony, while the assault is only a misdemeanor.

]]> By: Sir Launchalot http://bikeintelligencer.com/2010/04/guilty-guilty-not-guilty/comment-page-1/#comment-1099 Sir Launchalot Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:32:43 +0000 http://bikeintelligencer.com/?p=2897#comment-1099 New York apparently has different legal standards than the rest of society, otherwise you have a jury that lied too, convicting a cop on lying but not the obvious conclusion from the lie. Where’s Franz Kafka when you need him??

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