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It's called precedent, look it up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precedent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precedent
by onemoreact 15y ago
It's called precedent, look it up.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precedent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precedent
- monochromatic 15y agoSo where's the appeals court opinion sanctioning this type of thing? Without something like that, I don't see much precedential value.
- Karunamon 15y agoPrecedent doesn't work that way. All it means is that in a previous incident, a similar case was ruled on in a particular fashion, and typical jurisprudence is to stand by previous decisions unless there's a compelling reason not to.
- monochromatic 15y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binding_precedent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binding_precedent