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ah, a young pro police civilian militia wantabe guards the community

2a4all

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Choice might depend on SD sentencing laws. Does a jury or the judge impose/recommend sentence following a jury guilty verdict? Are the jury recommendations/impositions binding on the judge? Jurors may be overly harsh or lenient in finding guilt if they think sentencing may be too harsh/lenient. Once the case goes to the jury, all control is lost.
 

Ghost1958

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Choice might depend on SD sentencing laws. Does a jury or the judge impose/recommend sentence following a jury guilty verdict? Are the jury recommendations/impositions binding on the judge? Jurors may be overly harsh or lenient in finding guilt if they think sentencing may be too harsh/lenient. Once the case goes to the jury, all control is lost.

I would think with the legal system in Kenosha obviously on a witch hunt for Rittenhouse , while armed felons who attacked him walk free, the more control taken away from that legal system the better
 
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