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He cannot "legally" establish it as a fact via an opening statement. Ethically, an attorney is NOT permitted to present his or her own opinion to a jury. He is not permitted to use phrases like "I have a theory" when doing an opening. A lawyer doesn't say things like "I think the...

No, a lawyer cannot just make up things and call it an opening statement. There are ethical rules which must be followed. AZlawyer pointed this out.....there is a professional responsibility code of conduct. Furthermore, knowingly presenting false information, knowingly making false...

Putting forth a theory during opening statement does not make whatever is said by the attorney, automatically become "fact." Again, the jury is the "finder of fact." Sometimes, the jury will be asked specifically to determine whether or not something is a fact en route to making a decision...

Aint that the truth. :winko: :wolf:

The charges against her as well as the verdict form that has been provided in the thread, do not accurately reflect all the choices which were available to the jury with regard to lesser included offenses. Lesser included offenses were on the verdict forms and available to the jury...

I'm pretty sure they are. :wink: There haven't been any questions in a while. MH :wolf: PS :welcome: Back!!!

Laugh::laugh::laugh: That is hilarious. And she will need 500 costumes, too. :whiteflag::peace: Simple answer:croc: In my humble-really-humble opinion, JB made a suggestion. He cannot , in his function as an attorney doing that opening statement, present that drowning theory as...

:sheesh: :therethere: I don't realize how stupid this question was. It's a great question. :skip:...No kidding:yes: The subject of what juries can and cannot do, what juries are allowed to do during trial is not at all a settled matter. It varies greatly from state to state. I...

Let me be of assistance then. :skip: She was also convicted. The lying convictions are still at Appellate Court level. They are not closed cases. Those convictions have a relationship with the subject of the lawsuit. MH:wolf: opinion

Link Please. The last time I was browsing through the Internal Revenue Code (a fascinating read, I hear an illustrated version is coming out :rolleyes:) I was captivated by the sections around Section Six Thousand Three Hundred and Twenty Three, which address the issue of federal tax...

I doubt that anyone is saying that the manner in which Casey "disposed" of Caylee's body, in and of itself, would prove that the child was murdered by Casey. However, it has substantial evidentiary value, in that it shows consciousness of guilt, a desire to hide the truth of the death, and it...

Didn't see this so thought I'd share. Jeff Ashton considering un-retiring.:cheerful: He might run for State's Attorney position, against his former boss. http://www.wesh.com/politics/29318617/detail.html :tyou: the smilies are back!:wolf:MH

Hi Everybody:seeya: Allow me to add a "few" :rolleyes: words to what Az has told us: 938.27 Judgment for costs on conviction.— (1) In all criminal and violation-of-probation or community-control cases, convicted persons are liable for payment of the costs of prosecution...

Where do we stand? :waitasec:Ya know, I looked all over the docket systems and I couldn't find the revised request of the State as well. I looked everywhere (:waitasec:almost everywhere. I didn't look where it actually is.) So anyway, the "Complaining about the Amounts" filing by...

On September 19th, Judge Perry changed the hearing time from 1:30 to 3 p.m. It's to unseal the video. :wink: MH:wolf: