@[email protected] to politics @lemmy.world • 4 months agoChrystul Kizer Got 11 Years in Prison for Killing Her Abuser. This Is Justice?www.nytimes.commessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1278file-text
arrow-up1278external-linkChrystul Kizer Got 11 Years in Prison for Killing Her Abuser. This Is Justice?www.nytimes.com@[email protected] to politics @lemmy.world • 4 months agomessage-square66fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•4 months agoKizer wasn’t “found” guilty. She entered a “guilty” plea back in May. Hughes entered a “not guilty” plea, and took her case to trial. A jury agreed with her plight and acquitted her. Kizer might have been similarly exonerated by another jury, but she did not avail herself of her right to a trial by a jury of her peers.
Kizer wasn’t “found” guilty. She entered a “guilty” plea back in May.
Hughes entered a “not guilty” plea, and took her case to trial. A jury agreed with her plight and acquitted her.
Kizer might have been similarly exonerated by another jury, but she did not avail herself of her right to a trial by a jury of her peers.
Yes, I’m aware of that.