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As long as you can convince the prosecutor or jury you're not guilty, you can shoot someone on the street in plain sight with video evidence and get off free or
by MichaelBurge 10y ago
As long as you can convince the prosecutor or jury you're not guilty, you can shoot someone on the street in plain sight with video evidence and get off free or without charges.
It's up to the prosecutor whether he'll be persuaded by your elaborate scheme. I'm sure he's heard worse.
- colejohnson66 10y ago> As long as you can convince the prosecutor or jury you're not guilty, you can shoot someone on the street in plain sight with video evidence and get off free or without charges. For those who don't know, this is called jury nullification.
- thaumasiotes 10y agoFor the jury it is. For the prosecutor it's called prosecutorial discretion. Being formally acquitted means you can't be charged later; this is not true of just not being prosecuted in the first place.