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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 856572" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>That is actually the <strong>best</strong> part of our system; the presumption of innocence for the defendant, and the burden of proof resting solely on the prosecution.</p><p></p><p>If the defense does make "wild ass claims", the prosecution has every opportunity to refute them since the defense makes its case<em> first</em>.</p><p></p><p>Bear in mind that the state has essentially unlimited resources at its disposal to prosecute the defendant, whereas the defendant must usually pay for his/her own attorney and stay in jail if he/she cannot afford to post bond.</p><p></p><p>Our system is far from perfect, but I would much rather see 10 guilty people go free than to see once innocent person be convicted of a crime they did not commit. Those 10 guilty people are still going to be judged someday, once their time on this earth is done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 856572, member: 14668"] That is actually the [B]best[/B] part of our system; the presumption of innocence for the defendant, and the burden of proof resting solely on the prosecution. If the defense does make "wild ass claims", the prosecution has every opportunity to refute them since the defense makes its case[I] first[/I]. Bear in mind that the state has essentially unlimited resources at its disposal to prosecute the defendant, whereas the defendant must usually pay for his/her own attorney and stay in jail if he/she cannot afford to post bond. Our system is far from perfect, but I would much rather see 10 guilty people go free than to see once innocent person be convicted of a crime they did not commit. Those 10 guilty people are still going to be judged someday, once their time on this earth is done. [/QUOTE]
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