Thursday, April 27, 2006
Presumption of Guilt
Judge rescinds deal for Duke lacrosse player�-�Metropolitan�-�The Washington Times, America's Newspaper
This came up in the Duke lacrosse team rape accusations.
At yesterday's hearing, Mr. Finnerty -- dressed in a dark suit, white shirt and green tie and accompanied by his family's priest -- stood quietly as Judge John H. Bayly rescinded the terms of the diversion program Mr. Finnerty entered after being charged with simple assault.I don't get it. If Finnerty was involved in the rape of the stripper, throw the book at him, but until the evidence against him has been tested, why isn't he presumed innocent of the new charges, and presumed to have stayed out of trouble, in the Washington case?According to the terms of the program, the charges would have been dismissed had Mr. Finnerty completed 25 hours of community service and stayed out of trouble.
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