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- Jul 13, 2017
In any criminal case in which the potential criminal penalty is imprisonment of six months or greater, a criminal defendant is entitled to a jury trial under the U.S. Constitution.Question, since I know fuck all about law: This will be a jury trial, right? The possible penalties for the charges are multiple years, so it would have to be?
So, yes.
There are people that think it ought to cover cases in which the potential imprisonment is under six months, on the basis the Sixth Amendment says ALL criminal cases, but the SCOTUS disagrees.
See, if Barnes were making arguments like that, or how "qualified immunity" was a total asspull by the SCOTUS, I could understand his appeal. You can make a good faith argument that the SCOTUS's interpretation of the Constitution was bad, and not sound like a fucking lunatic. Provided you make clear that the bad interpretation would still be the controlling one.
But that nigger is over there talking about how all bail is unconstitutional, how drugs are a right, and claiming his interpretation of the Constitution somehow trumps existing case law that speaks to the contrary. I find him immensely obnoxious. I hate his grifting ass. I think he reflects badly on other lawyers.
Sorry for the rant.
Seriously though, I hope he gets a thread someday. He's practically begging for one at this point.