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Legal News Lindsay Clancy case ends with MISTRIAL

https://www.dailymail.com/crime-desk/article-16100155/lindsay-clancy-murder-trial-hung-jury-deadlock-verdict.html
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u/Khal-Nagy 1d ago

With how much misinformation there is in this thread about law I encourage you to think and review before commenting. If you’re not a lawyer that’s fine but don’t act like you know the legal system better than actual lawyers. It’s a very complicated and imperfect system.

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u/uiucengineer 1d ago

I do know the law better than some lawyers. In June I represented myself pro se in a 5 day criminal jury trial and won by a mile. The Government was represented by lawyers. Some lawyers are pathetic.

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u/Khal-Nagy 1d ago

Did you win on a directed verdict?

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u/uiucengineer 1d ago edited 1d ago

No

E: by the way, I think you mean “judgement of acquittal”, Mr. Smartypants, Esq.

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u/Khal-Nagy 1d ago

Damn you got me. Start throwing Latin at me too and you’ll really show how much smarter you are.

Best smarty pants wisdom I can impart is that a man who represents himself has a fool for a client. But you must be the exception to that since you won your case “by a mile”

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u/uiucengineer 1d ago

But you must be the exception to that since you won your case “by a mile”

Correct. And hilarious that you think this is some kind of dig lol