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Originally Posted by TheLegacy
Never heard that - is there a link? I have a problem with evidence such as this not being submitted since it proves without doubt - so have a hard time acknowledging that the judge etc. would simply throw it out as they have used security camera's from many locations to find and catch criminals. American's Most Wanted always shows it and I'm sure the criminals who got caught on tape can't say - "well the store didn't have my permission to film me when I shot the bastard outside in the parking lot".
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Sorry for the confusion.
I made up that as an example to show how evidence that would help a jury make a decision is often excluded from evidence.
The public sees it but the jury doesn't there for the public has more evidence to form their opinion.
My fictitious example would have been a slam dunk for the prosecution.
In this trial some evidence was excluded and many times the jury was taken out of the room so the court could decide what would be admitted and what wouldn't.
We get to see ALL that but the jury doesn't.
The topic is how can the public have a different verdict than the jury and be the right one. I gave a fictitious example that related to this case.
Yes, I understand the court has the last word but that doesn't mean they always get it right in the true sense.