Re:Silk Road Defense Says Ulbricht Was Framed by the ‘Real’ ...
by diminoten on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @12:27AM
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So for him to effectively use this defense, he'd have to cast reasonable doubt on the prosecution's evidence that he was "Dread Pirate Roberts"?
And in order to do that, he'd have to discredit the authenticity of their evidence that his computer was the one doing all the work, which means the defense would have to show that his computer was hacked, and all of the evidence was forged by the hacker(s).
How's he going to show a jury of non-techies (which you know the prosecution selected for) that it was all just his computer getting hacked?
How do any high-level technical trials work, when the jury goes into the trial not educated on the topic? The reliance on expert testimony?
Re:Silk Road Defense Says Ulbricht Was Framed by the ‘Real’ ...
by bsder on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @02:04AM
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Well, if his defense can throw up enough dust, the government will likely have to abandon the charges around murder and go for something a lot lower level.
And in order to do that, he'd have to discredit the authenticity of their evidence that his computer was the one doing all the work, which means the defense would have to show that his computer was hacked, and all of the evidence was forged by the hacker(s).
How's he going to show a jury of non-techies (which you know the prosecution selected for) that it was all just his computer getting hacked?
How do any high-level technical trials work, when the jury goes into the trial not educated on the topic? The reliance on expert testimony?