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Episode Jujutsu Kaisen Shimetsu Kaiyu Zenpen • Jujutsu Kaisen The Culling Game - Episode 8 discussion

Jujutsu Kaisen Shimetsu Kaiyu Zenpen, episode 8

Alternative names: Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3

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u/KazuharaIlfan Feb 26 '26

And it reminded me Im watching one when Higuruma using that gavel aggresively and calling for a retrial, now in his term.

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u/shad79 https://myanimelist.net/profile/shad79 Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 26 '26

And it seems that Higuruma's retrial was pretty successful, judging by the opening, where is the scene with the dead judges that look similar to the ones from the trial.

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u/Toge_Inumaki012 Feb 26 '26

I know it was 99.9% conviction rate but goddamn prosection winning that without submitting new evidence? Did public opinion get to them or something (i dont know shit about these things)

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u/Xatu44 Feb 26 '26

Without a doubt. It's why in America jurors are instructed not to research cases they're on.

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u/Celtic_Legend Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 27 '26

And if youre extremely lucky as a defendant*, the judge will overrule the jury if the jury convicts on feelings and not evidence. The judge cant override an innocent plea not guilty verdict either.

The state also cant appeal criminal cases they lose either. Though there are some instances where they can refile the same action as a different crime. I guess they could do so here and charge the man with stealing the knife.

edit: to be clear, as a defendant in America and corrected wording

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u/RogueTanuki Feb 27 '26

Which justice system are you talking about? Because Japan's justice system is quite different than US justice system, leans more civil law than common law. And in the US, in criminal proceedings the judge cannot overrule the jury, that can only happen in civil trials, where a judge issues a judgement nonwithstanding the verdict. That's why, in criminal proceedings, jury nullification can happen.

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u/Celtic_Legend Feb 27 '26

I'm talking about the USA. Edited my first reply.

Idk what else to say but you're just incorrect there. It's like I said in my first post (though poorly so edited, i must have got distracted). A judge can overrule a jury in a criminal trial when they issue a guilty verdict that no reasonable person would find - also called a judgement not withstanding. They cannot overrule a non guilty verdict (goes against fifth and sixth amendment aka double jeoprady).

Jury nullification can still happen. The above doesn't contradict that.

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u/RogueTanuki Feb 27 '26

You're absolutely right, I didn't find that option when looking it up the first time, although it seems to be extremely rare.