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From: clewis@mnetor.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Re: Zundel etc.
Message-ID: <570@mnetor.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 10-May-85 10:42:13 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 10 10:42:13 1985
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Reply-To: clewis@mnetor.UUCP (Chris Lewis)
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In article <2889@garfield.UUCP> lionel@garfield.UUCP (Lionel H. Moser) writes:
>
>   Chris Lewis writes:
>  ... 
>> Not quite "were criminal".  The correct wording is "were against the
>> law"
>   The above paragraph not withstanding, I don't really see the
>difference between "criminal" and "against the law" as you distinguish
>them. Both are legal terms, are they not? Perhaps you mean "criminal"
>as "morally incorrect." (Or perhaps I have taken you out of context...)

I believe that Dave Sherman (to whom I replied) was actually meaning
"morally incorrect" (and so was I).  This is because he was implying 
that the jury system can make decisions differing from the "exact 
letter of the law".  Right Dave?  My major point was that, yes, they
can, but it is not enshrined and/or guaranteed by the legal code and
that many judges do not like it happening.  A judge does have the
right to overturn a jury decision if he can establish that the
terms of reference for the jury has been violated and he feels strongly
enough about it can't he?  (I seem to remember one or two occasions
where a judge has declared mis-trials when the judge has decided
that the jury grossly goofed in satisfying the requirements for
conviction and/or acquittal)

Re: Morgantaler - I believe that he acknowledges that the common
interpretation of the law implies that what he does is illegal.
The Federal Govt. seems to be saying that the law is so vague, that
it is up to the Provinces to determine what exactly the law means
w.r.t. clinic abortions.  My remembrance of the law, when taken
completely literally, does prohibit what Morgentaler is doing.
(This is not intended to imply that *I* personally think what
Morgantaler is doing is right OR wrong).
-- 
Chris Lewis,
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