Comments on: Good News for Criminals

By: actus

actus — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 03:22:27 +0000

““De novo” is an adjective phrase, not a verb”

Exactly. Its a standard of review. Not a procedure. Not a trial.

By: Xrlq

Xrlq — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 01:54:27 +0000

“De novo” is an adjective phrase, not a verb.

By: actus

actus — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 01:33:33 +0000

“They clearly mandated de novo review. If that wasn’t meant to be a de novo trial, I’m not sure what the point was.”

De Novo means to grant no deference.

Of course, it could also be that they meant something else but wrote this. Textualism to the rescue!

By: Calblog

Calblog — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 16:16:30 +0000

A comment that just couldn’t last.

I started writing this as a comment to this post over at Xrlq but I later decided I figured I ought to post it, after all, I thought it explained the harm Christians (of which I am one) pose to…

By: Xrlq

Xrlq — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 07:43:57 +0000

They clearly mandated de novo review. If that wasn’t meant to be a de novo trial, I’m not sure what the point was. Then again, I’m not a litigator so maybe there’s some subtle point here that escapes me.

By: Patterico

Patterico — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 07:39:34 +0000

I don’t think Congress mandated a new trial. Do you, really?

By: Xrlq

Xrlq — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 04:26:00 +0000

Actually, the Old Testament does say "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" in several places. See, e.g., Deut. 19:21. Then again, so does the Colorado statute they were supposed to be enforcing, so I'm not sure what the harm is in having jurors read it.

By: Steverino

Steverino — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 03:38:15 +0000

from the MSN article:

The court said Bible passages, including the verse that commands “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth,” could lead jurors to vote for death.

Except the Bible never actually says “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.” The only mention of that phrase is where Jesus brings it up, saying that His way (love your enemies, and be kind to those that do your harm) is the right way. “An eye for an eye” comes from Hammurabi’s code.

Does anyone else get the feeling that the quality of judges in this country has taken a markedly severe drop of late?

By: Xrlq

Xrlq — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 00:40:07 +0000

Good [censored by ACLU].

By: Joel B.

Joel B. — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 00:19:46 +0000

More good news for Criminals too…if you’re convinction might have anything to do with…The BIBLE! (HORROR) you can get you sentence commutted too! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7318241