Art Webb wrote on 12/11/14 at 21:51:41:I've actually never understood why a prosecutor, defender, or even a judge is allowed to withhold evidence in a criminal case, pro or con, since the idea is to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the accused is guilty, or release him
ANY level of punishment is wrong when leveled against an innocent man, and, like the founding fathers, I would rather see 100 guilty men go free than a single innocent man be punished
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RHZZuhFyIUU#t=2266Okay,I wanted this at the end, but it is here.. well, it was not in America, but, I have been aware of some cases where it was almost as flagrant and almost as complete in the control of the defense.
Reasonable doubt,,not shadow.
IMO, a defendant should be able to put on A Vaudeville show IF he believes that would get the jury to agree with him . Having a judge tell the defense what they can and can't say makes it NOT a trial but a procedure with a predetermined outcome.