[conspire] Hans Reiser found guilty

[Deirdre Saoirse Moen]

On Mon, 28 Apr 2008, Eric De MUND wrote:

> Agreed. (IMHO) The jury's finding was plain nuttiness. I can't see why
> defendants don't opt for bench trials much, much more than they do.
>
> Hoping this is all reversed on appeal,

It's not possible to have a capital case be a bench trial. Also, in
criminal cases, my understanding is that the appeal is predicated on the
assumption that one is guilty (because one has been convicted).

Criminal appeals are much harder than civil appeals.

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