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Duck

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Beyond reasonable doubt
« on: September 12, 2010, 01:10:23 pm »
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I fully understand why a unanimous jury verdict is required to satisfy the standard of proof when convicting but I question why a 7-5 not guilty verdict cannot acquit. Surely that is reasonable doubt. Any law student opinions?
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Re: Beyond reasonable doubt
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2010, 07:50:39 pm »
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too much variance in a small sample size
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