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amazoniandude26 karma

I asked this in an other AMA but didnt't get much of an answer. I'm also a lawyer in Brazil, here we have jury only for intentional crimes against life, such as murder, abortion, etc. There is a huge discussion about which system is the best - single judge or jury. What are your thoughts about this? Which one do you feel the defendant gets a better trial?

amazoniandude12 karma

Yep, it is in the section of crime against life of the penal code, article 124, 125 and 126.

The only legal abortions are when the pregnancy is life threatening to the mom and in rape cases.

amazoniandude9 karma

Thanks for your answer. I gave up any criminal defenses, too much work for me. But, in my Ethics classes I try to pass on the spirit and morals of a good criminal defense lawyer. Follow up question: here in Brazil the exception is being in prison before found guilty, so every time our clients are in jail before trial we file a lot of habeas corpus and this is taught a lot in law school. What do you do when your client is in jail before the sentence?