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Three guys who couldn't be on a Harris County jury: Moses, Jesus, and the Apostle Paul

Houston criminal defense attorney Mark Bennett says one question Harris County prosecutors are particularly fond of asking prospective jurors during voir dire is:If we only present one witness, but based on that witness?s testimony you believe beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty, can you convict him?After which, "The prosecutors then gleefully challenge, for cause, all of the jurors who say 'no.'?In the comments I pointed out that the Bible, Old Testament and New, says no one should be convicted for any crime except on the testimony of ?two or three? witnesses. Moses (Deut. 19:15), Jesus (Matt. 18:15-16), and the Apostle Paul (2 Corinthians 13:1) were the ones who laid down the ?two or three? witnesses rule, so none of them could serve on a Harris County jury if they were alive today and honestly answered that question! The same goes for modern religious folk who believe as those men did...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on July 21, 2008 (boomark / email).