Police blotter: eBay car buyer robbed at gunpoint

Facts of the case...: "An inference that the jury found the defendant to be actually innocent of the gun charge would be particularly far-fetched because there is no doubt that his accomplice brandished a gun during the attempted robbery in question. The judge thought the acquittal was due to the fact that the jury had learned from the cross-examination of one of the defendant's accomplices that to convict the defendant of a second gun charge would subject him to a 25-year mandatory minimum sentence."

You will find that in law, you are responsible for all consequences of your actions. For instance, say you rob a bank.
If the bank guard starts shooting at you and accidentally kills a bystander, YOU will be liable for that death as a homicide, because it occurred as a consequence of your robbery. In this case, I can see the judge taking into account that there WAS a gun involved, even if a jury did not find "beyond a reasonable doubt" that the defendant was guilty of a gun charge-we don't KNOW the jury's reasoning on this point.; Posted by: justanitguy Posted on: 02/22/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Facts of the case... justanitguy | 02/22/07

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