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	Name:	JustAGuy -
	Subject:	Mood Swings
	Date:	2/7/2004 1:35:56 PM

I heard a suggestion once that made a lot of sense to me.

Under our current system, when juries decide guilt or innocence the standard is "Beyond a reasonable doubt". What if we also gave juries the ability to find someone "Guilty Beyond All Doubt". There would be stiff guidelines, like DNA evidence, etc. and a judge would have to agree with the finding.

Then, if a person is found "Guilty Beyond All Doubt" they would have one and only one appeal -- to the U.S. Supreme Court (on an expedited docket). Otherwise, sentences would be carried out immediately.

If they really do have DNA evidence proving that this is the right guy, I think it would be a great deterrent if he went to trial in a couple of months, then had a couple more months for his appeal, and then before the year was out he was plugged into Old Sparky.

Just my opinion ...