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   From: alohacyberian@att.net   
      
   "Jack Nichols"  wrote in message   
   news:2de1f58e.0401131318.124fe8@posting.google.com...   
   >   
   >   "There is a presumption of innocence, not a presumption of guilt, and   
   > everybody in this country has lost his presumption of innocence and goes   
   > into the courtroom, presumed guilty. People who do not have first hand   
   > experience with the justice system might be surprised to note that the   
   > problem appears to be so widespread that anybody who is oblivious to the   
   > fact that miscarriages of justice are very common, is promoting the myth   
   > rather than the reality. The average American in this country cannot get a   
   > fair trial. Ninety-seven per cent of the people charged eventually get   
   > convicted --now that is a frightening statistic. And I will tell you that a   
   > fair trial in this country is the biggest myth that's been laid out on the   
   > American people since the beginning of time."   
   >   
      
   One of the reasons the conviction rate is so high compared to arrests is that   
   prosecutors are loathe to pursue cases unless they feel confident they can   
   win. It's just plain expedience. There are many they'd pursue in a perfect   
   world, but things being what they are prosecutors usually stick with the ones   
   they're pretty sure they can prevail with a conviction. KM   
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