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Merging a passion for lifelong learning with a commitment to social impact, Sal has pursued an extensive educational journey across four universities, a technical college, and a community college. His views on the criminal justice system, particularly life sentences, drives him to explore complexities, promote fairness, and advocate for rehabilitation and release.

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Manifest Weight of the Evidence

In a manifest weight argument, the appeals court acts like a "thirteenth juror." Unlike a sufficiency review—where the court has to assume the prosecution’s witnesses are telling the truth—in a manifest weight review, the judges are allowed to: Weigh the evidence. Consider the credibility of witnesses. Determine if the jury "lost its way" and created a "manifest miscarriage of justice." The "Scale" Analogy Imagine a scale. On one side, you have the prosecution's evidence. On

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22 mai2 min de lecture

Understanding Insufficiency of Evidence

The Core Concept: "The Rational Juror" Imagine you are putting together a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle. If you only have 50 pieces, you might guess it’s a picture of a bridge, but you can’t say for sure. In a criminal trial, if the prosecution only gives the jury 50 pieces, the law says a conviction cannot stand. When a lawyer argues "insufficiency of evidence" on appeal, they aren't asking the higher court to look at the witnesses and decide who was lying. Instead, they are askin

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24 avr.3 min de lecture

The Ethics of the Grievance: Why Your Integrity Matters

The first thing to understand is that a grievance is a formal legal record. In the eyes of the law, specifically the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) , you cannot step foot in a courtroom to fight government abuse until you have "exhausted" the grievance process. The Ethics: Filing a grievance shouldn't be about "getting back" at a C.O. you don't like. If we file for every minor annoyance, we become "nuisance filers," and the administration stops taking us seriously. The

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17 avr.3 min de lecture