Fannie Mae-No Politics (FNMA)

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Problem: no jury could follow accounting details. As we've seen, such details confuse even judges.

This case has made me imagine/think that there is basically a whole area of "white collar" law wherein, to achieve prosecution of a guilty party requires a jury that's as educated and informed about the details of the crime (say, accounting) as the perpetrator is. And that is highly unlikely in some cases! Lacking that, the judge would have to be as informed and experienced as the perpetrator. I think there are many potential crimes that could never effectively be prosecuted because of this fact. One expert witness could simply refute any other expert witness, as often happens in court.