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Originally Posted by GioforPM
They requested it because for sexual assault claims where consent is the issue, you may be able to sway a jury, who don't have to explain their reasons. Plus, you can always waive the request later.
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Right.
Many people have heard the old lawyer's saying about the law and the facts, but a lot of people haven't heard the longer version (which, I believe, is the original):
If you have the law on your side, hammer it into the judge.
If you have the facts on your side, hammer them into the jury.
If you have neither, hammer on the table.
You can't hammer anything into the jury if there's no jury to begin with.
I'm not saying the facts are on the side of the accused in this particular case, but a sufficiently clever legal team may be able to convince a jury that there is reasonable doubt.
