Leonard Burke Sand (May 24, 1928 – December 3, 2016) was an American judge who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. (wikipedia)
They are presumed innocent. The indictment is just an accusation.
There was a time when the crime itself determined the sentence. It used to be if someone is convicted of premeditated murder, the state said the punishment was death, ... That is no longer the case.
I try to put myself in the position of a juror,
a jury we'd like to have sit on our own fate were we ever in such a position.
The consequences of inadvertent disclosure in this case are real and grave not only in terms of potential to impact on the fairness of the future trial but potentially national security,
I don't believe First Amendment rights are being infringed,
It gives some reflection of the impact on which jury service impacts on people's everyday lives,
We realize we're plucking you out of the mainstream of your lives,
a course of action he voluntarily chose to pursue.
This court is not a vehicle for public declarations,
