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> but often with trials there is not a lot of meat left on the bone; That's basically what I meant by it being "hard". Maybe "rare" would be a better term. The
by ncallaway 3y ago
> but often with trials there is not a lot of meat left on the bone;
That's basically what I meant by it being "hard". Maybe "rare" would be a better term. The main thrust of the point is that the federal judiciary has been running criminal trials for a long time, and has worked out most of the kinks at this point. Most district courts are able to run a criminal trial without creating an error that creates an opportunity to overturn the conviction on appeal.
- qingcharles 3y agoAgree. And federal courts are way better at this than state courts. Federals are more academic. State courts the judges are just running buck wild doing whatever the hell they feel and never looking in a law book in their lives.
- dragonwriter 3y agoAlso, if you have a federal issue, you have more swings at an appeal froma state conviction.
- qingcharles 3y agoEvery time I see the 11 appeal steps in a state conviction chain I get anxiety.