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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
That's my point. You may not be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt even though you actually committed the crime. The system is imperfect. And of course occasionally people who did not commit the crime are found guilty.
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Or of course, not even getting to trial.
There's a Texas judge who posts a lot of his hearings, many on probable cause.
On some, it's pretty obvious the person did what the charge says.
But, the facts are weak/
Like one woman was charged with DUI and probably a couple other things.
Car hits another car on the high way, leaves.
Witness gives plate number to police who go to the house.
Woman who is the registered owner answers the door obviously drunk.
Witness only had the plate number. Cops only had the registration and that dhe was drunk at home. So no evidence of being the driver, or of being drunk while driving because she could have gotten home sober and hit the bottle straight away.
Dismissed......
Yeah, she did it. But it's not proveable.