re: I just now finished the Serial podcast

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The truth?? So beyond whether there was sufficient evidence, you actually believe Adnan did not kill Hae?

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I don't know if he did it, but I would say it's more likely he didn't do it.

Regardless, what you, I, or anybody--including a jury--thinks is irrelevant to the objective TRUTH. In other words, the jury's decision itself has no relevancy on his true guilt or innocence.

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As for truth, what about all of the people who did the things they are charged with, but are found not guilty due to insufficient evidence? Is that the TRUTH, or do we only think in terms of truth when it fits our perspective?

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What about them? I would prefer the system to be perfect, but given that perfection is currently impossible, I think it's a bigger travesty when the innocent are convicted than when the guilty are acquitted. But again, in general I prefer the decisions to parallel the truth.

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Most people that are exonerated are not done so in a spotlight where societal pressure can lead to undue bias on the decision makers.

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What's your point? I prefer accountability, and the spotlight ensures more accountability.

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They are to decide strictly on the ADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE PRESENTED

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Well some evidence that was admissable should have not been admissable (hence poor counsel).

I support the fact that there are procedures in place to determine the admissability of evidence.

Regardless, the facts and the truth are not bound to the ruled if admissability. So if I find out that the detectives have ignored and misrepresented evidence (including ignoring the confession from the actual murderer) on NUMEROUS occasions that have sent innocent people to jail, then while it may not be admissable, that information is relevant to case, as it calls into question the competency of the investigators.

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If any of the judges have heard of Serial or read anything about it, they should be excluded from hearing the case going forward.

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I'm not sure why a judge would be excluded. If that was so, then no judge could ever have handled the OJ Simpson appeal.