Christian Sandström

Christian Sandström is senior associate professor in digital business at the Jönköping International Business School.

The Michigan Verdict Is “Groundbreaking” as in Burying the Law

In convicting James Crumbley of involuntary manslaughter yesterday, a Michigan jury’s verdict was “groundbreaking,” according to CNN. While the term was meant to describe a “new direction” in the application of criminal law, perhaps it is more appropriate to think of the jury’s actions as breaking ground in an attempt to bury what is left of the criminal law this country inherited from England.

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Anna Shnaidman is a Strategy Consultant holding a Master’s Degree in Political Communication.