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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
But that is not the way the US justice system works.
pwalker8 is describing a system that would work in Apple's favor, and the judge didn't act according to this imaginary system, because the judge acted according to the actual system.
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No pwalker8 isn't describing a system that would work in Apple's favor. But hey, that's a nice straw man. Pwalker8 is describing "i.e. judge waits until _after_ the trial to start writing the decision" how the system of justice is suppose to work. Ever heard of a jury rendering a verdict before the trial? Well, actually I have, but usually when a jury makes up it's mind before the trial, the verdict gets thrown out on appeal.
My point all along is that Judge Cote did not follow normal legal procedures and allowed a novel legal theory that is specifically in conflict with the most recent Supreme Court ruling with regards to Anti-Trust. Apple is appealing on both of those grounds. We are still waiting for the first stage of the appeal to be ruled on. My expectation is that the case will most likely make it up to the Supreme Court.
Legal appeals are mostly about points of law. There are many reasons why an appeal will be refused or not which have nothing to do with the actual guilt or innocence of the plaintiff.