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Changing my vote to against, by the author's own request even

I had expected some pushback on the topics from you, but I do definitely welcome your tentative support from just reading the discussion here. @Eluvatar if you're OK with it I will see if I can get to write some draft revisions to the Court Procedures.

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Name: Attempted Socialism Discord Username: KimPhilby Current Postings: None/Deputy Are you interested in serving as an ambassador: < No >

Court Justice: 1. < Wymondham > 2. < Lord Dominator > 3. < Gorundu > Would you like to reopen nominations? < No >

I grant the prosecution's motion to call the witness. I do so for two reasons that I will briefly outline. First, a witness potentially being untrustworthy is not enough to object to the witness being called. The defense is perfectly capable of questioning the witness or arguing that specific...

The prosecution has called @St George as a witness. I note, because of the fairly lengthy objection to calling St George as a witness, that I will aim to resolve any objections to specific questions faster. St George, please swear the following oath as a witness: "I swear to tell the truth, the...

@Lord Dominator @Eluvatar As you can see, the defense and prosecution have each submitted their motions concerning calling St George as a witness. I was informed that the defense would object, and had given them some leeway in the timing, but the objection doesn't look to be worth the wait...

I, Attempted Socialism, do hereby solemnly swear that during my term as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, I will uphold the ideals of Democracy, Freedom, and Justice of The Region of The North Pacific. I will use the powers and rights granted to me through The North Pacific Constitution and...

I will take the liberty of prodding you for an answer.

Do the defense counselors have any objections to the witness being called?

Delegate: < Kaschovia > Would you like to reopen nominations? < No > Vice Delegate: 1. < Fregerson > 2. < Nutmeg The Squirrel > Would you like to reopen nominations? < No > Speaker: < Cloud > Would you like to reopen nominations? < No >

A slightly longer post now that I'm on my laptop. Ideally we can strike a perfect balance that gives the region an avenue for justice without the risk of a single rogue actor denying justice to the region, while also protecting the accused and guaranteeing them a fair trial. That's what I am...

@Comfed posting from my phone, so I will just highlight the followings part of the rules governing the bar commission and the bar as a whole: If we see abuse of prosecutorial discretion to drop all charges and clear an otherwise clearly guilty person from the appointed prosecutor, that is...

Agreed on the full week, it's a bit of elasticity, if by worst case we need it. Either that or if we can deliberate quickly, we can use the time for sentencing if that's where we land during deliberations.

I forgot to post the schedule in here, my apologies. It's a bit tight without much room for delays in the end, but prosecutor especially couldn't get started before US labor day. Current schedule of the trial: Pleas - Already covered unless the defendants show up. Evidence Submission (Motions...

I did note an option to do it safely: At any rate, I'm registering my vote against only so long as I believe I can have my cake and eat it too, without increasing the danger to the native community.

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According to the onsite thread, the free speech that the proposal here cherishes included giving free access to fascists like Rusticus. It appears that the natives, after being made aware, will take steps to remove fascist scum, but they didn't notice and take steps themselves prior. This makes...

For. Though I have to note that if the natives' condemn makes this superfluous, that's the biggest SC own goal in recent memory.

Yes, it would codify plea deals too. Without a deal, no contest is functionally equivalent to guilty, except without any remorse that a court can take into account.

I will start with a bit of explainer this time, because 'nolo contendere' or, in English, 'no contest', is not as straightforward as guilty and not guilty are. Many crimes, both in real life and in this game, require two elements: An overt act, and a criminal intent (Mens rea, literally...

With the THO out of the way, how do you feel about adding prosecutor discretion and adding the ability for justices to be absent to the procedures?

Based on the uniformly positive feedback, the Court has implemented the list as described: https://forum.thenorthpacific.org/topic/9197479/

As discussed in the Court's request for feedback from the public, the Court has now implemented a list of people who are available to serve as Temporary Hearing Officers. The list is intended to replace the informal shortlist that previous Courts have operated with, and open up an avenue for...

Whenever a Justice is unavailable, the Court shall appoint a Temporary Hearing Officer (THO). This list contains people willing to serve, with relevant prior experience, and notes whether they are currently available to serve as THO. While the list is intended to give future Courts a shortlist...

@Eluvatar is the list agreeable to you?

Yeah, I am in communication with prosecution and defense. I hope to have a schedule soon.

Against for above reason.

Sorry about the delay. I got distracted by other things. My list is compiled with two origins. The Bar Roster, and former Justices and Hearing Officers. The latter I used only those who had voted on rulings since 2020, retain citizenship, and not been convicted within the last year. Experience...