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Re:Excerpt from ‘Flash Boys’ about Serge Aleynikov and Goldm... by Justsignedup on Saturday April 12, 2014 @11:38AM (#7578110)
so he doesn't sue for wrongful imprisonment, and it creates a precedence for future cases.
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Re:Excerpt from ‘Flash Boys’ about Serge Aleynikov and Goldm... by dfc on Saturday April 12, 2014 @12:05PM (#7578199)
Caveat lector: You should significantly discount legal analysis from an author that confuses precedence and precedent.

To be honest I am even confused about what precedent you are referring to?

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Re:Excerpt from ‘Flash Boys’ about Serge Aleynikov and Goldm... by judk on Saturday April 12, 2014 @01:35PM (#7578495)
Justsignedup is saying that the state is trying to get defendant to plea to a no-punishment conviction, pressuring defendant to agree to their charges, so that he state can win future cases on this precedent.
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Re:Excerpt from ‘Flash Boys’ about Serge Aleynikov and Goldm... by kbenson on Saturday April 12, 2014 @11:58AM (#7578170)
Wouldn't it only create precedence if he sued and it was dismissed? I can't imagine precedence being created from the lack of a legal decision.
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