<P> Justin,
<P>Were you there during the uproar over Judge Baer's decision a few years back? If so, what di the judge's think of the decision and the public flogging he took (I think Lott led the charge)?
<P> <B><I>Justin Schwartz <jkschw@hotmail.com></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><BR><BR><BR>><BR>>How many cases are there really of serious criminals being released on <BR>>technicalities?<BR><BR>You mean because of constitutional violations? In the federal courts, as <BR>near to none as you like. I read one Seventh Circuit case a few years back <BR>that quashed an indictment of a real bad guy because of of 4A violation. <BR>It;s the only one like that I know of. But basically the rule is, if he's <BR>guilty, we'll find a way to keep him in jail. And we are a <BR>defendant-friendly chambers, judge and law clerks all!<BR><BR>And, analagously, how many "ticking bomb" cases<BR>>are there of the sort used to justify torture?<BR><BR>I've never heard a real life one.<BR><BR>Both sounds like<BR>>instances of pseudo-plausible but extreme examples used to justify the <BR>>erosion of normal rights.<BR>><BR>>Doug<BR><BR>Yes indeed.<BR><BR>jks<BR><BR><BR!
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