Let me tell you about a criminal jury trial which I presided over a while ago. It is a sad, but interesting, story that may cause you to rethink several notions you now have about cases of this kind. On reflection, the final trial result has bothered me.

You need to know the case has been completed with a guilty verdict fully supported by the evidence and that the judgment has been affirmed on appeal. So you say what is the problem? It sounds like justice has been done. Case over.