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This trial needs to be telecast on the Comedy channel.

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GREAT IDEA!

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When I was an Australian/American law student in Mannheim Germany I was pleased to be told that the US adversarial system in court is not the be-all and end-all. The Europeans use the inquisitorial system. I don't know how the difference will affect Reiner's case. The judge gets to ask more questions. If anyone want to pursue it, here are some journal articles (Most have a pay wall): https://scholar.google.com/scholar?start=10&q=the+adversarial+system+in+US,+the+inquisitorial+system+I%27m+Germany&hl=en&as_sdt=0,30

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Thank you.

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I'm not a lawyer but it doesn't seem right or logical that the prosecution does not need any reasons to deny all the motions for evidence as they were spelled out in a clear rational manner.....Is that normal? I thought the prosecution looked for every spec of evidence to solidify their case......Oh, maybe there isn't any evidence they can use....

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Aha!!

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I love all the "feed-back" that the defense team is giving .. all the requests for evidence .. all the inquiries about dossiers and pointing out the lack of logic associated with Reiner's imprisonment. This is all going to be nerve wracking for the prosecution .. who may wish to dismiss it or not allow it .. but having been read into the court record means that it is not being erased .. it means the discussion took place and can be referred to later when any appeals arise or investigations into the conduct of the court. The prosecution and judges should be very concerned about what decisions they make .. because lack of good judgement on their part will reflect on their integrity into the future.

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Great comment

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