Comments on: COSTS OF AN IMPARTIAL JURY? http://www.clareified.com/2006/04/28/costs-of-an-impartial-jury/ More oddly. Less riveting. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:20:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: annika http://www.clareified.com/2006/04/28/costs-of-an-impartial-jury/#comment-6615 annika Sun, 30 Apr 2006 20:59:10 +0000 http://www.clareified.com/wp/?p=2905#comment-6615 u made me snort my coffee dawn... u made me snort my coffee dawn…

]]> By: JD http://www.clareified.com/2006/04/28/costs-of-an-impartial-jury/#comment-6614 JD Sun, 30 Apr 2006 05:20:41 +0000 http://www.clareified.com/wp/?p=2905#comment-6614 OF COURSE THEY DESERVE TO DIE ... AND I HOPE THEY BURN IN HELL!!!!! oh. wait. wrong trial OF COURSE THEY DESERVE TO DIE … AND I HOPE THEY BURN IN HELL!!!!!

oh. wait. wrong trial

]]> By: Pearatty http://www.clareified.com/2006/04/28/costs-of-an-impartial-jury/#comment-6613 Pearatty Sat, 29 Apr 2006 21:01:26 +0000 http://www.clareified.com/wp/?p=2905#comment-6613 It's not necessarily legalese, but precise use of language and defined terms. For example, the legal definition of aggravating is probably one of the common uses, but not all of them. As just one example, being "aggravating" the way Sam L. used "aggravating" -- i.e., to mean "annoying" is a correct use of lay English. But we probably wouldn't want that to be enough to push a criminal penalty from say, life imprisonsonment to death. "The defendant shot his wife in the heat of passion, but damn he was condescending about the way he scolded her as he was doing it -- I really found that aggravating; I vote for death." And we want everyone to be on the same page. So we have a specific definition of what use of aggravating we mean in this particular circumstance. It's just being careful and precise with language in order to try and achieve a consistent and just result every time. It’s not necessarily legalese, but precise use of language and defined terms. For example, the legal definition of aggravating is probably one of the common uses, but not all of them. As just one example, being “aggravating” the way Sam L. used “aggravating” — i.e., to mean “annoying” is a correct use of lay English. But we probably wouldn’t want that to be enough to push a criminal penalty from say, life imprisonsonment to death. “The defendant shot his wife in the heat of passion, but damn he was condescending about the way he scolded her as he was doing it — I really found that aggravating; I vote for death.”

And we want everyone to be on the same page. So we have a specific definition of what use of aggravating we mean in this particular circumstance. It’s just being careful and precise with language in order to try and achieve a consistent and just result every time.

]]> By: Sam L. http://www.clareified.com/2006/04/28/costs-of-an-impartial-jury/#comment-6612 Sam L. Sat, 29 Apr 2006 06:26:17 +0000 http://www.clareified.com/wp/?p=2905#comment-6612 Hey, Jake. I find your comments aggravating. Do you understand, or should I stop using legalese? Hey, Jake. I find your comments aggravating. Do you understand, or should I stop using legalese?

]]> By: Jake http://www.clareified.com/2006/04/28/costs-of-an-impartial-jury/#comment-6611 Jake Sat, 29 Apr 2006 05:48:49 +0000 http://www.clareified.com/wp/?p=2905#comment-6611 Some words have an English meaning and a different legal meaning. So the juror probably wanted the legal meaning and the judge wanted to make sure they were using the legal meaning. If lawyers quit using legalese and started using English, they would no longer get the big bucks. Some words have an English meaning and a different legal meaning. So the juror probably wanted the legal meaning and the judge wanted to make sure they were using the legal meaning.

If lawyers quit using legalese and started using English, they would no longer get the big bucks.

]]> By: JD http://www.clareified.com/2006/04/28/costs-of-an-impartial-jury/#comment-6610 JD Sat, 29 Apr 2006 00:53:24 +0000 http://www.clareified.com/wp/?p=2905#comment-6610 Either way ... THEY CAN'T USE A DICTIONARY!?!? What the hell. Though I could see them wasting a lot of valuable time seeing which curse words and sexual acts were in the dictionary. Either way … THEY CAN’T USE A DICTIONARY!?!? What the hell.

Though I could see them wasting a lot of valuable time seeing which curse words and sexual acts were in the dictionary.

]]> By: MissusB http://www.clareified.com/2006/04/28/costs-of-an-impartial-jury/#comment-6609 MissusB Sat, 29 Apr 2006 00:15:21 +0000 http://www.clareified.com/wp/?p=2905#comment-6609 Did the judge not go over aggravating and mitigating in the jury instructions? Did the judge not go over aggravating and mitigating in the jury instructions?

]]> By: petitedov http://www.clareified.com/2006/04/28/costs-of-an-impartial-jury/#comment-6608 petitedov Sat, 29 Apr 2006 00:08:56 +0000 http://www.clareified.com/wp/?p=2905#comment-6608 Klosterman had an article about how stupid juries tend to be. The article, although funny, was actually really scary. Klosterman had an article about how stupid juries tend to be. The article, although funny, was actually really scary.

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