Those who don't know the truth about human nature and the reason for the rights we extend to all (or should), once again are in a race to the bottom when it comes to dealing with the surviving, soon-to-be-charged, marathon bomber.
There is no principle of our law that says we base the rights we extend to the accused based upon the gravity of the offense, their minority status, or the quality and quantity of the evidence against them, nor should there be. Such a course degrades justice for all.
Comment 1: Loren M. Lambert - I remember, even before law school, being taught that it is unconstitutional to pass ex post facto legislation. Why is our GOP Congressional representatives so uneducated? Maybe everyone can email them this:
Comment 2: Loren M. Lambert - ex post facto adj. Latin for "after the fact," which refers to laws adopted after an act is committed making it illegal although it was legal when done, or increases the penalty for a crime after it is committed. Such laws are specifically prohibited by the U. S. Constitution, Article I, Section 9. Therefore, if a state legislature or Congress enact new rules of proof or longer sentences, those new rules or sentences do not apply to crimes committed before the new law was adopted.
Comment 3: Loren M. Lambert - Now I realize this refers to making something illegal that which was not but it also applies to criminal procedures that are set up as barriers against governmental intrusion on our constitutional rights.
Loren M. Lambert © April 21, 2013
There is no principle of our law that says we base the rights we extend to the accused based upon the gravity of the offense, their minority status, or the quality and quantity of the evidence against them, nor should there be. Such a course degrades justice for all.
Comment 1: Loren M. Lambert - I remember, even before law school, being taught that it is unconstitutional to pass ex post facto legislation. Why is our GOP Congressional representatives so uneducated? Maybe everyone can email them this:
Comment 2: Loren M. Lambert - ex post facto adj. Latin for "after the fact," which refers to laws adopted after an act is committed making it illegal although it was legal when done, or increases the penalty for a crime after it is committed. Such laws are specifically prohibited by the U. S. Constitution, Article I, Section 9. Therefore, if a state legislature or Congress enact new rules of proof or longer sentences, those new rules or sentences do not apply to crimes committed before the new law was adopted.
Comment 3: Loren M. Lambert - Now I realize this refers to making something illegal that which was not but it also applies to criminal procedures that are set up as barriers against governmental intrusion on our constitutional rights.
Loren M. Lambert © April 21, 2013
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