I didn't (nor do I see what high school has to do with the most basic principle defining a state of law). And I didn't say they were central to the case, either.
But depending on the lawyers and the judge, this could have been used to construct something that would have affected either the progress or the outcome of the trial.
> I didn't (nor do I see what high school has to do with the most basic principle defining a state of law).
It was my way of trying to suggest that, like everyone with a modicum of education in the United States, I'm aware of the principle that accused persons are innocent until proven guilty in US law, and you didn't really need to point it out to me like it was something I hadn't thought of.
