Casey Anthony Trial

[InsomniJack]

Regardless of whether she was guilty or not, she's basically become a social pariah after the nation started following this case. So I'd say the damage to her had been done before there was even a verdict.

At least she will learn from this experience that you don't lie to the police. That'll just complicate things even more.

 

[Gigano]

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We do, but it's basically the refusal to not say a damn thing. And it makes you look guilty anyway.

Edit: Clarification, I mean it has the perception of being guilty, not that I beleive you are guilty ig you plead the fifth.

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You do get that right, but if you cooperate and lie, that's against the law. The right to not incriminate yourself does not allow you to provide misinformation, as that can do a lot of damage.

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They do, but as the cops say when they tell you your rights "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law." The fifth amendment allows you to stay quiet, but if you open your mouth and incriminate yourself, it's fair game.

Hmm, here you can lie to your hearts content to police and court if you're the defendant without consequence.

I suppose the right to remain silent will do to protect against forced self-incrimination in most cases. But there could be instances where the info needed to eliminate you as a suspect in committing a crime would reveal other (lesser) crimes of yours; forcing upon the defendant the choice to either reveal those - and be charged with them - or to construct a lie - and risk being charged with that - to clear his name.

...Or he could remain silent and risk a wrongful conviction if he's unable to counter the evidence prsented by the prosecution (and the impression of the jury of his silence). In those rare instances it would seem insufficient.

 

[BRex21]

This is one of those things where im reasonably sure she is guilty, but only because of the circumstances. In the end I think the jury may have made the right call simply because I believe it is better to let a guilty party go free than send an innocent one to jail, this is one of the founding principles of the US justice system.
Far too often we see examples of "knowing" someone is guilty only to find out they didnt do it.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

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We do, but it's basically the refusal to not say a damn thing. And it makes you look guilty anyway.

Edit: Clarification, I mean it has the perception of being guilty, not that I beleive you are guilty ig you plead the fifth.

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You do get that right, but if you cooperate and lie, that's against the law. The right to not incriminate yourself does not allow you to provide misinformation, as that can do a lot of damage.

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They do, but as the cops say when they tell you your rights "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law." The fifth amendment allows you to stay quiet, but if you open your mouth and incriminate yourself, it's fair game.

Hmm, here you can lie to your hearts content to police and court if you're the defendant without consequence.

I suppose the right to remain silent will do to protect against forced self-incrimination in most cases. But there could be instances where the info needed to eliminate you as a suspect in committing a crime would reveal other (lesser) crimes of yours; forcing upon the defendant the choice to either reveal those - and be charged with them - or to construct a lie - and risk being charged with that - to clear his name.

...Or he could remain silent and risk a wrongful conviction if he's unable to counter the evidence prsented by the prosecution (and the impression of the jury of his silence). In those rare instances it would seem insufficient.

As far as I know, you can plead the fifth on individual questions. That should solve the problems you were talking about.

 

[boag]

Daughter Drowned and instead of calling 911, she faked a murder.
She put her daughter in the trunk and never called the cops to say she was missing, it wasnt until people noticed that the police got involved.
While her daughter was "missing" she partied like a college slut.

The prosecution fucked it up, the jury had no choice but to find her not guilty.