Acquit me, or do not acquit me, but be sure that I shall not alter my way of life, no, not if I have to die for it many times.
- Socrates
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Twenty eight years ago, Martha entered a persistent vegetative state. Her husband, Klaus, was acquitted of her murder twice. Have you seen the movie "Reversal of Fortune"? That's the story.
Good news out of Texas. Anne Mitchell, the nurse who filed an anonymous complaint about a doctor with the Texas Medical Board, was acquitted of felony charges.
Sandra has a post about an interesting case of a person who commited a crime (and was acquitted) while sleepwalking. The term "sleep disorder" was used as a defence.
Webster Cook, the kid to made off with a Holy Eucharist from a Catholic Church (see this and links there-outwards) was acquitted after a seven hour trial, according to an email sent by Webster's friend, Ben
It's not the dying for it that bothers me. It's the torture.
I think that's what Galileo was worried about, too.