Mediaite reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) claimed during a Capitol Hill press conference on Wednesday that Special Counsel Robert Hur found that President Joe Biden “broke the law, but he’s not going to be charged.” “We conclude that no criminal charges are warranted in this matter,” begins the report, which goes on to detail …
Positive defense, like in the case of homicide (killing someone) in self defense? Where the defendant admits to the homicide and then must prove it was justified according to lethal force laws in the jurisdiction.
Funny, aren’t we innocent until proven guilty?
so if i watch someone rob a 7-11 I cannot say “they broke the law” until they’ve been proven guilty?
Yes
Unless you want to get sued then yes exactly.
In specific situations, yes. I’m others, we’re guilty until proven innocent. Funny how that works.
That’s not at all how that works, champ.
I’m not going to give you law school, but specific motions and procedural shit logically require presumption of guilt.
Positive defense, like in the case of homicide (killing someone) in self defense? Where the defendant admits to the homicide and then must prove it was justified according to lethal force laws in the jurisdiction.