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[1] The charges contained in the indictment are merely allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. All factual recitatio
by numbsafari 11y ago
[1] The charges contained in the indictment are merely allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. All factual recitations are derived from documents filed in court and statements made on the record in court.
The headline of this should really read "Paralegal charged with forging signatures of 76 justices to reach structured settlements". Even the linked document itself makes this distinction and carries the above footnote.
- JustSomeNobody 11y agoIn the US, the public always presumes guilt until proven innocent. Then we still have our doubts.
- numbsafari 11y agoIn the US ... you mean everywhere. It's not like vigilantism and rushing to judgement is somehow a uniquely US trait.
- JustSomeNobody 11y agoI don't live anywhere else, so I can't really speak to that.