In criminal law, Blackstone's ratio is the ratio between letting guilty go unpunished (error of impunity) and convicting innocent people, two forms of miscarriage of justice. There is also a long history of similar sentiments going back centuries in a variety of legal traditions.
In criminal law, Blackstone's ratio is the ratio between letting guilty go unpunished (error of impunity) and convicting innocent people, two forms of miscarriage of justice. There is also a long history of similar sentiments going back centuries in a variety of legal traditions.
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