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Re:Drinking While Jurying by manarth on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @01:40PM (#14141000) 

  I find it interesting that all cases resulted in a conviction.
I wonder whether that might be related to the fact that all of these are cases that went to appeal.

I'd assume that convictions were more often appealed than findings of innocence, but I have absolutely nothing more than blind faith to assume that, so corrections most welcome.

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Re:Drinking While Jurying by twinkletwinkle on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @01:45PM (#14141047)
Fairly certain the prosecution can't appeal innocence, right? Wouldn't that just entail being tried again?
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Re:Drinking While Jurying by manarth on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @02:09PM (#14141301)
From what I understand, it depends on jurisdiction. It's allowed in some countries.
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