Read the indictment and the ruling.
and...the law: a little-known 70-year-old state law often referred to by its shorthand, 63(12)
The 'victim' card is being played in the political arena. In the courts, it won't fly on any sort of appeal. Why?
The statute gives the New York AG broad power to prosecute Trump and his company for alleged fraud.
www.forbes.com
quote:
The statute does not require intent to commit fraud or anyone to be harmed by the fraud, and it does not give Trump the inherent right to a jury trial, with legal experts noting to
CNN that while civil lawsuits that request monetary damages are entitled to a jury trial, cases seeking other “equitable relief”—meaning
penalties that force the defendant to take or refrain from taking some kind of action, rather than just paying money—can be decided by a judge alone, which is more common with 63(12) violations and is the case in this trial.