[SOC] Xmas time, even in Texas !
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Wed, 18 Dec 2002 12:36:10 +0100 (MET)
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - a magistrate of Texas ordered the suspension of the
principal lawsuits during the period of Christmas to avoid the greatest
supposed indulgence during the Holidays.
Susan Reed, prosecutor of the district of Bexan, fears that the spirit of
Christmas also does blow on the deliberations and does incite juries to
pronounce less severe verdicts. "A jury is very understanding at the time of
Christmas, it is in the human nature. We have very serious businesses to study
and we do not want to take this risk ", she declared to Reuters.
According to the Texan laws, the jury decides culpability or innocence of
prevented and their punishment.
The prosecutor, who already had taken a similar measure last years, ensures
that the "best moment" of the year to require is around April 15, deadline of
the tax payment.
So, Xmas Holidays is declared for everibudi in TX !
72!
Claude