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Posted On: 12/27/2022 10:26:44 AM
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Re: craigakess #132012
Craig, because evidently you skipped that day in law school, here is a definition of the term "alleged"
It's time to stop the nonsense claim that when a crime has not been proven in a court of law, the term "alleged" is not necessary.
I remind you that there are plenty of people who have been accused of a crime and appeared guilty, based on the evidence presented by the prosecution. When ALL facts were presented, a jury, or the judge if it was a bench trial, acquitted the defendant. There are plenty of people who have been freed from prison -- even death row -- because of prosecutorial misconduct.
It does not look good for Nader, based on what the PROSECUTION has presented. Until his defense is presented, it is NOT appropriate to assume that he is guilty.
An attorney should know better than the average person that "alleged" is the correct term to use until someone is convicted or admits to the crime.
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alleged
adjective
al·leged ə-ˈlejd
-ˈle-jəd
1: accused but not proven or convicted
an alleged burglar
2: asserted to be true or to exist
an alleged miracle
an alleged conspiracy
3: questionably true or of a specified kind : supposed, so-called
bought an alleged antique vase
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alleged
It's time to stop the nonsense claim that when a crime has not been proven in a court of law, the term "alleged" is not necessary.
I remind you that there are plenty of people who have been accused of a crime and appeared guilty, based on the evidence presented by the prosecution. When ALL facts were presented, a jury, or the judge if it was a bench trial, acquitted the defendant. There are plenty of people who have been freed from prison -- even death row -- because of prosecutorial misconduct.
It does not look good for Nader, based on what the PROSECUTION has presented. Until his defense is presented, it is NOT appropriate to assume that he is guilty.
An attorney should know better than the average person that "alleged" is the correct term to use until someone is convicted or admits to the crime.
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