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minus-squareonslaught545@lemmy.zipBannedBanned from communitylinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down1·13 days agoIs it normal for judges to make comments that are worded like the defendant is guilty?
minus-squareRiceBowl@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·13 days agoRight? I thought that was odd, too.
minus-squareonslaught545@lemmy.zipBannedBanned from communitylinkfedilinkarrow-up3·13 days agoThey should have said something like, “The prosecution hasn’t established a motive for the crime to justify a terrorism charge,” or something similar. But I’m not a lawyer, so it’s possible (maybe probable) that it’s fine to reference the defendant’s motives in reference to the prosecution’s claims.
Is it normal for judges to make comments that are worded like the defendant is guilty?
Right? I thought that was odd, too.
They should have said something like, “The prosecution hasn’t established a motive for the crime to justify a terrorism charge,” or something similar.
But I’m not a lawyer, so it’s possible (maybe probable) that it’s fine to reference the defendant’s motives in reference to the prosecution’s claims.