Post #2646289
2026-05-12 20:16 UTC
@gcvsa@mstdn.plus
Certainly grounds for appeal, I would have thought, although the MoJ's line will be that conviction & sentence are separate & so nothing relevant to the conviction was withheld - so an appeal would be based on connecting these two aspects (back together)
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@gcvsa@mstdn.plus 2026-05-12 23:08
@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us In the common law tradition, juries have the power to refuse to convict, even if the evidence of guilt is clear. If information about the actual sentence the defendant is facing was deliberately withheld from the jury, then the jury was never empowered to produce a fair verdict, the trial was unfair, and the sentence should be overturned. Because of the principle of double jeopardy, the defendants should go free. At least, that is my understanding of Justice.