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		peteretep on Dec 4, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Jury Duty `> as concerned as he was by the possibility of a false > conviction without also being concerned by the > possibility of a false acquittal.` Isn't that a natural consequence of innocent until proven guilty?

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snowwrestler on Dec 4, 2015 | [–]

Not at all--if the provenance of the confession is in question, and there is little other evidence, then it is at the heart of the question.

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