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brooklynite

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11. The Supreme Court cannot arbitrarily overturn a convictIOn

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Original post)

Sat Jul 2, 2022, 12:41 PM

Jul 2022

The appeals process for a criminal conviction isn’t a dispute of the evidence, it’s a review of the process of the trial and the Judge’s rulings.

And for those who are going to argue that the Court can do whatever it wants today, consider that they were unwilling to uphold any of Trump’s election lawsuits.

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If tfg were to be charged with crimes could the SC overturn the conviction(s)? [View all] Ferrets are Cool Jul 2022 OP

No but I think Colonel Sanders could give him a pardon. dameatball Jul 2022 #1

He can be in court forever. Tetrachloride Jul 2022 #2

Certainly not if you are an ordinary person. scarletlib Jul 2022 #3

The SC can do whatever the hell it wants to do. Who is going to stop them? Irish_Dem Jul 2022 #4

+1. They can order anything without a reason dalton99a Jul 2022 #8

Or the reason is ludicrous nonsense from the 17th century. Irish_Dem Jul 2022 #9

Yup Takket Jul 2022 #13

+1. A principle not in the Constitution but CREATED in Marbury v. Madison dalton99a Jul 2022 #14

That orange POS will be tied up in court for DECADES after his demise. 634-5789 Jul 2022 #5

Of course, why else would he have installed them relayerbob Jul 2022 #6

Probably not. Progressive dog Jul 2022 #7

Who knows? Retrograde Jul 2022 #10

The Supreme Court cannot arbitrarily overturn a convictIOn brooklynite Jul 2022 #11

Exactly n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2022 #15

It all depends if domestic oligarchs gab13by13 Jul 2022 #12