Actually, "we're throwing out the conviction even though the evidence pretty clearly shows you're guilty" happens all the time in criminal court for all sorts of reasons. A Batson challenge is the closest parallel.https://twitter.com/janecoaston/status/1363873050702344192 …
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(Yes, criminal law also has the harmless error rule. But that does not always save the day for the prosecution when there is a major structural error in a trial, even if guilt seems obvious)
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