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** Judge Graves built himself the electric chair/gas chamber/guillotine that he uses for his death sentences and has even [[ICallItVera given it a pet name]].

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** Judge Graves built himself the electric chair/gas chamber/guillotine that he uses for his death sentences and has even [[ICallItVera given it a pet name]]. He even completely disregards all the safety procedures ''[[{{Sadist}} just so he can see the death row inmates suffer even more]]!''
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** Judge Graves built himself the electric chair/gas chamber/guillotine that he uses for his death sentences and has even [[ICallItVera given it a pet name]].

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* '''Enforced''': "We'll have to make the judge terrifying so [[RuleOfDrama Bob's trial will be more dramatic]]."

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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"We'll have to make the judge terrifying so [[RuleOfDrama Bob's trial will be more dramatic]].""
** "The idea of a homage to ''Series/TheFugitive'' sounds interesting, but this is a kids show and there is no crime we can add to a kids show that would merit someone going to prison, let alone escape from it." "How about making the judge a maniac who would send jaywalkers to the chair?" "[[ParentalBonus …ok, that may work…]]"
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* '''Inverted''': [[IronicName Judge Graves]] is known for giving very lenient sentences, and even letting guilty men walk free.

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* '''Inverted''': [[IronicName Judge Graves]] is known for giving very lenient sentences, sentences (at worst he'll sentence them to a few weeks of Community Service), and even letting guilty men walk free.
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** After Graves passes his harsh sentence to the defendant, he turns towards the plaintiff, makes clear that he knows what the plaintiff and his connections did, thanks them for making this procedure run smoother than usual, and passes an equally brutal sentence to the plaintiff [[JusticeByOtherLegalMeans for any peccadilloes the plaintiff did in Graves' court]] (such as [[SmugSmiler taking his permanent smirk]] as "contempt").
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* '''Straight''': Judge Graves has a reputation for ordering disproportionately severe sentences on questionably guilty people.

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* '''Straight''': [[MeaningfulName Judge Graves Graves]] has a reputation for ordering disproportionately severe sentences on questionably guilty people.for people whose guilt is questionable.



* '''Downplayed''': For the most part, Judge Graves' sentences fit the crime. However, [[BerserkButton when it comes to some specific crimes]], he will always go for the harshest penalty.

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* '''Downplayed''': For the most part, Judge Graves' sentences fit the crime. However, [[BerserkButton when it comes to [[BerserkButton some specific crimes]], he will always go for the harshest penalty.



** Turns out it's not the judge who's the problem, it's the [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections extremely powerful plaintiff]] who has gone to great lengths to destroy any evidence that could have cleared the defendant.

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** Turns out it's It's not the judge who's the problem, it's the [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections extremely powerful plaintiff]] who has gone to great lengths to destroy any evidence that could have cleared the defendant.



** Turns out it's just an act. Judge Graves is really an okay guy, but likes to play the HangingJudge in court so the defense will do their absolute best to make their case. He drops the act if a not-guilty verdict comes through.

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** Turns It turns out it's to be just an act. Judge Graves is really an okay guy, but likes to play the HangingJudge in court so the defense will do their absolute best to make their case. He drops the act if a not-guilty verdict comes through.



** Until it is revealed that Judge Graves fixed the trial, and that [[TheNotSoHarmlessPunishment the fair-sounding sentence turns out to be carried out in an especially cruel way]].

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** Until it is revealed that Judge Graves fixed the trial, and that [[TheNotSoHarmlessPunishment the fair-sounding sentence turns out to will be carried out in an especially cruel way]].



** "All rise for the Honorable Judge Hang'em!" "Guilty! ... I mean, please be seated."
** The judge doesn't have any judicial power; he just runs around raving and proclaiming people as guilty.
** Judge Graves is strangely determined to get a guilty verdict on a defendant who is obviously innocent, so much so that he keeps jumping to conclusions, relying on tangential connections between pieces of evidence and InsaneTrollLogic, and abruptly swaps out charges just to get them indicted on ''something''.

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** "All rise for the Honorable Judge Hang'em!" "Guilty! ..."[[CatchPhrase Guilty with a capital G!]] ... I mean, please be seated."
** [[AuthorityInNameOnly The judge doesn't have any judicial power; power]]; he just runs around raving and proclaiming people as guilty.
** Judge Graves is strangely determined to get a guilty verdict on a defendant for Alice, who is obviously innocent, so much so that he keeps jumping to conclusions, relying on tangential connections between pieces of evidence and InsaneTrollLogic, and abruptly swaps out charges just to get them her indicted on ''something''.



** Judge Graves is normally a fair and reasonable judge, but he is also notorious for throwing the book at people who constantly get into trouble with the law for dumb shit that is their own fault and never seem to learn from any of their many mistakes, especially when they outright lie to him or make excuses for why they did the same thing that they have gotten into trouble for many times before yet again.

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** Judge Graves is normally a fair and reasonable judge, but he is also notorious for throwing the book at people who constantly get into trouble with the law for dumb shit ill-advised acts that is are their own fault and never seem to learn from any of their many mistakes, especially when they [[BlatantLies outright lie to him him]] or make weak excuses for why they did the same thing that something for which they have gotten into trouble for many times before [[HereWeGoAgain yet again.again]].
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** Except when [[BigBad Emperor Evulz] committed mass murder, Judge Graves helped Evulz to get away scot-free.

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** Except when [[BigBad Emperor Evulz] Evulz]] committed mass murder, Judge Graves helped Evulz to get away scot-free.



** But then Judge Graves executed Evulz privately by shooting him from behind, [[DidYouReallyBelieve mocking Evulz for even trusting him in the first place]].

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** But then Judge Graves executed Evulz privately by shooting him from behind, [[DidYouReallyBelieve [[DidYouActuallyBelieve mocking Evulz for even trusting him in the first place]].

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'''Basic Trope''': A judge, who may be corrupt, that is well-known for handing down severe sentences for even minor infractions.

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'''Basic Trope''': A judge, who may be corrupt, that who is well-known for handing down [[DisproportionateRetribution severe sentences for even minor infractions.infractions]].



** Judge Graves will order the death sentence for those convicted of jaywalking... and also has a 100% conviction rate.
** Judge Graves will not only order the death sentence for those of jaywalking, he [[JudgeJuryAndExecutioner executes them personally]].

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** Judge Graves will order the [[AllCrimesAreEqual death sentence for those every crime]], even for people convicted of jaywalking... {{jaywalking|WillRuinYourLife}} ... and also has a 100% conviction rate.
** Judge Graves will not only order the death sentence sentence, even for those of jaywalking, but he [[JudgeJuryAndExecutioner executes them personally]].himself]] as well.



** Judge Graves doesn't even bothers to go through the regular motions of a trial: every day he takes note of the people who have been appointed to go to his courtroom, deems them all guilty just for this fact, and orders them all sent to the nearest maximum-security jail.

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** Judge Graves [[KangarooCourt doesn't even bothers bother to go through the regular motions of a trial: trial]]: every day he takes note of the people who have been appointed to go to his courtroom, deems them all guilty just for this fact, and orders them all sent to the nearest maximum-security jail.



** Judge Graves hates criminals for [[{{Freudian Excuse}} something that happened in his childhood]], and as such is very unforgiving in his dealings with them.

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** Judge Graves hates criminals for [[{{Freudian Excuse}} [[FreudianExcuse something that happened in his childhood]], and as such is very unforgiving in his dealings with them.



** Jugde Graves genuinely wanted to [[KnightTemplar eradicate all criminals at all cost]], regardless [[AllCrimesAreEqual how petty the crimes were]].

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** Jugde Graves genuinely wanted to [[KnightTemplar eradicate all criminals at all cost]], regardless of [[AllCrimesAreEqual how petty the crimes were]].



* '''Inverted''': Judge Graves is known for giving very lenient sentences, and even letting guilty men walk free.
* '''Subverted''':

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* '''Inverted''': [[IronicName Judge Graves Graves]] is known for giving very lenient sentences, and even letting guilty men walk free.
* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':



** Except when Emperor Evulz committed mass murder, Judge Graves helped Evulz to get away scot-free.
** Turns out it's not the judge who's the problem, it's the extremely powerful plaintiff who has gone to great lengths to destroy any evidence that could have cleared the defendant.
** Judge Graves is actually being coerced by a ManBehindTheMan who is threatening to harm his family if he doesn't produce a guilty verdict.
** Turns out it's just an act. Judge Graves is really an okay guy but likes to play the HangingJudge in court so the defense will do their absolute best to make their case. He drops the act if a not guilty verdict comes through.

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** Except when [[BigBad Emperor Evulz Evulz] committed mass murder, Judge Graves helped Evulz to get away scot-free.
** Turns out it's not the judge who's the problem, it's the [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections extremely powerful plaintiff plaintiff]] who has gone to great lengths to destroy any evidence that could have cleared the defendant.
** Judge Graves is actually being coerced by a ManBehindTheMan who TheManBehindTheMan is threatening to harm his Judge Graves' family if he doesn't produce a guilty verdict.
** Turns out it's just an act. Judge Graves is really an okay guy guy, but likes to play the HangingJudge in court so the defense will do their absolute best to make their case. He drops the act if a not guilty not-guilty verdict comes through.



** Until it is revealed that Judge Graves fixed the trial, and that the fair-sounding sentence turns out to be carried out in an especially cruel way.
** But then Judge Graves executed Evulz privately by shooting him from behind, mocking Evulz for even trusting him in the first place.

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** Until it is revealed that Judge Graves fixed the trial, and that [[TheNotSoHarmlessPunishment the fair-sounding sentence turns out to be carried out in an especially cruel way.
way]].
** But then Judge Graves executed Evulz privately by shooting him from behind, [[DidYouReallyBelieve mocking Evulz for even trusting him in the first place.place]].
** Whoever is threatening Judge Graves didn't have to do so; he would have given the maximum sentence regardless.
** [[BecomingTheMask Judge Graves leans into his act a bit too hard.]]



** "All rise for the Honorable Judge Hang'em!" "Guilty!... I mean, please be seated."
** The judge doesn't have any judicial power, and just runs around raving and proclaiming people as guilty.
** Judge Graves is strangely determined to get a guilty verdict on a defendant who is obviously innocent, so much so that he keeps jumping to conclusions, relying on tangential connections between pieces of evidence and InsaneTrollLogic, and abruptly swaps out charges just to get them indicted on ''something.''
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** Judge Graves begins his career handing out lenient sentences, before becoming jaded and beginning to hand out stricter and stricter sentences, until he realizes what he's become and begins giving criminals the benefit of the doubt, until he finds out a man he set free went on a crime rampage and starts punishing severely again...

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** "All rise for the Honorable Judge Hang'em!" "Guilty!..."Guilty! ... I mean, please be seated."
** The judge doesn't have any judicial power, and power; he just runs around raving and proclaiming people as guilty.
** Judge Graves is strangely determined to get a guilty verdict on a defendant who is obviously innocent, so much so that he keeps jumping to conclusions, relying on tangential connections between pieces of evidence and InsaneTrollLogic, and abruptly swaps out charges just to get them indicted on ''something.''
''something''.
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** Judge Graves begins his career handing out giving lenient sentences, before becoming jaded and beginning to hand out stricter and give progressively stricter sentences, until he realizes what he's become and begins returns to giving criminals the benefit of the doubt, until he finds out a man learns somebody he set free went on a crime rampage and starts punishing severely again...



* '''Averted''': Judge Graves is a fair judge who treats all accused persons with respect, and, if they are found guilty, gives them an appropriate sentence.
* '''Enforced''': "We'll have to make the judge terrifying so Bob's trial will be more dramatic."

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* '''Averted''': Judge Graves is a ConsummateProfessional of a fair judge who treats all accused persons with respect, and, if they are found guilty, gives them an appropriate sentence.
* '''Enforced''': "We'll have to make the judge terrifying so [[RuleOfDrama Bob's trial will be more dramatic.dramatic]]."



* '''Implied''': Bob is being convicted for jaywalking, and says "Well, I'm sure I can get the judge to see reason..." [[GilliganCut Next shot]], he's at the gallows.

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* '''Implied''': Bob is being convicted for jaywalking, and says "Well, I'm sure I can get the judge to see reason..." [[GilliganCut Next At the next shot]], he's at the gallows.



** Judge Graves was inspired to become a judge when the murderer of his parents got off with a slap-on-the-wrist. As time goes on, he sees each accused criminal who appears before him as worse than the last, convicting and executing more and more of them. Eventually, evidence is presented that he ordered the execution of an innocent man, leaving the man's children as orphans, and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he is horrified]] that [[HeWhoFightsMonsters he has become the murderer he sought to extinguish.]]

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** Judge Graves was inspired to become a judge when the murderer of his parents got off with a slap-on-the-wrist.[[KarmaHoudini slap on the wrist at most]]. As time goes on, he sees each accused criminal who appears before him as worse than the last, convicting and executing more and more of them. Eventually, evidence is presented that he ordered the execution of an innocent man, leaving the man's children as orphans, and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he is horrified]] that [[HeWhoFightsMonsters he has become the murderer he sought to extinguish.]]



** He promptly adopts the orphan, and [[IgnoredEpiphany promises to him without a hint of irony that the wretches that allowed this miscarriage of justice must also hang...]]

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** He promptly [[MustMakeAmends adopts the orphan, orphans]] and [[IgnoredEpiphany promises to him without a hint of irony that the wretches that wretch who allowed this miscarriage of justice must also hang...]]



* '''Played For Laughs''':

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* '''Played For Laughs''': for Laughs''':



* '''Played For Drama''': Judge Graves' excessive sentencing is additional injury (and insult) on a MiscarriageOfJustice.
* '''Played For Horror''':
** Judge Graves is a psychopath who personally performs death sentences.

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* '''Played For for Drama''': Judge Graves' excessive sentencing is additional injury (and insult) on a MiscarriageOfJustice.
* '''Played For Horror''':
for Horror''':
** Judge Graves is a psychopath who personally performs death sentences. He takes joy in meting out every CruelAndUnusualDeath.



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* '''Exploited''': Bob's enemies manage to get his trial before Judge Graves, knowing Graves' reputation.

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* '''Exploited''': '''Exploited''':
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Bob's enemies manage to get his trial before Judge Graves, knowing Graves' reputation.reputation.
** Other corrupt members of the law enforcement machine make sure that Judge Graves is assigned to certain cases with certain undesirables that they really wish to suffer…
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** Judge Graves doesn't merely hand out a death sentence: anyone sent to his courtroom will have a FateWorseThanDeath inflicted upon them.


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** Judge Graves just happens to be asked to sentence a lot of people who are genuinely guilty of very severe crimes.
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** Judge Graves is a LargeHam who orders parking tickets to be paid and people sent to jail with the same gravitas as passing a death sentence.

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** Judge Graves is a LargeHam who orders parking tickets to be paid and people sent to jail placed in the drunk tank with the same gravitas as passing a death sentence.
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** Judge Graves was inspired to become a judge when the murderer of his parents got off with a slap-on-the-wrist. As time goes on, Judge Graves sees each accused criminal who appears before him as worse than the last, convicting and executing more and more of them. Eventually, evidence is presented that he ordered the execution of an innocent man, leaving the man's children as orphans, and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Judge Graves is horrified]] that [[HeWhoFightsMonsters he has become the murderer he sought to extinguish.]]

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** Judge Graves was inspired to become a judge when the murderer of his parents got off with a slap-on-the-wrist. As time goes on, Judge Graves he sees each accused criminal who appears before him as worse than the last, convicting and executing more and more of them. Eventually, evidence is presented that he ordered the execution of an innocent man, leaving the man's children as orphans, and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Judge Graves he is horrified]] that [[HeWhoFightsMonsters he has become the murderer he sought to extinguish.]]

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* '''Played For Horror''': Judge Graves is a psychopath who personally performs death sentences.

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* '''Played For Horror''': Horror''':
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Judge Graves is a psychopath who personally performs death sentences.sentences.
** "Judge Graves" is a KnightTemplar demon or angel.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Judge Graves is a LargeHam who orders parking tickets to be paid and people sent to jail with the same gravitas as passing a death sentence.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Laughs''':
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Judge Graves is a LargeHam who orders parking tickets to be paid and people sent to jail with the same gravitas as passing a death sentence.sentence.
** Judge Graves is such a hard-core example of this that the BigBad, in a moment of [[VillainBall letting pettiness overrule practicality]], chooses him as the judge in his FrivolousLawsuit against Hiro. Cue the two sides of the lawsuit pulling all sort of courtroom antics to both win and try (and fail) not to piss Graves off and be sent to jail for life on the charge of contempt (and, of course, [[HumiliationConga the Big Bad loses and gets the book tossed at him in the end]]).
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** Except when Emperor Evulz committed mass murder, Judge Graves [[CorruptHick helped Evulz to get away scot-free]].

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** Except when Emperor Evulz committed mass murder, Judge Graves [[CorruptHick helped Evulz to get away scot-free]].scot-free.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Judge Graves begins his career handing out lenient sentences, before becoming jaded and beginning to hand out stricter and stricter sentences, until he realizes what he's become and begins giving criminals the benefit of the doubt, until he finds out a man he set free went on a crime rampage and starts punishing severely again...

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Judge Graves begins his career handing out lenient sentences, before becoming jaded and beginning to hand out stricter and stricter sentences, until he realizes what he's become and begins giving criminals the benefit of the doubt, until he finds out a man he set free went on a crime rampage and starts punishing severely again...



* '''Discussed''': "Did you know Judge Graves has sent more people to the electric chair than all the other judges in the state? ''[[UpToEleven Combined?]]''"

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* '''Discussed''': "Did you know Judge Graves has sent more people to the electric chair than all the other judges in the state? ''[[UpToEleven Combined?]]''"''Combined?''"



* '''Deconstructed''': Judge Graves was inspired to become a judge when the murderer of his parents got off with a slap-on-the-wrist. As time goes on, Judge Graves sees each accused criminal who appears before him as worse than the last, convicting and executing more and more of them. Eventually, evidence is presented that he ordered the execution of an innocent man, leaving the man's children as orphans, and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Judge Graves is horrified]] that [[HeWhoFightsMonsters he has become the murderer he sought to extinguish.]]

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Judge Graves was inspired to become a judge when the murderer of his parents got off with a slap-on-the-wrist. As time goes on, Judge Graves sees each accused criminal who appears before him as worse than the last, convicting and executing more and more of them. Eventually, evidence is presented that he ordered the execution of an innocent man, leaving the man's children as orphans, and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Judge Graves is horrified]] that [[HeWhoFightsMonsters he has become the murderer he sought to extinguish.]]

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** Turns out it's just an act. Judge Graves is really an okay guy but likes to play the HangingJudge in court so the defense will do their absolute best to make their case. He drops the act if a not guilty verdict comes through.



** Judge Graves is strangely determined to get a guilty verdict on a defendant who is obviously innocent, so much so that he keeps jumping to conclusions, relying on tangential connections between pieces of evidence and InsaneTrollLogic, and even abruptly changes what exactly they are being accused of (starting with the defendant being blamed for a murder before suddenly becoming about tax evasion) just to get them indicted on ''something.''

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** Judge Graves is strangely determined to get a guilty verdict on a defendant who is obviously innocent, so much so that he keeps jumping to conclusions, relying on tangential connections between pieces of evidence and InsaneTrollLogic, and even abruptly changes what exactly they are being accused of (starting with the defendant being blamed for a murder before suddenly becoming about tax evasion) swaps out charges just to get them indicted on ''something.''
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** There is still a trial by jury and Judge Graves is so blatantly unfairly biased against Bob that the jury decides to acquit Bob as there is inherently reasonable doubt.
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** Judge Graves is actually being coerced by a BiggerBad who is threatening to harm his family if he doesn't produce a guilty verdict.

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** Judge Graves is actually being coerced by a BiggerBad ManBehindTheMan who is threatening to harm his family if he doesn't produce a guilty verdict.

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** Bob is actually being coerced by a BiggerBad who is threatening to harm his family if he doesn't produce a guilty verdict.

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** Bob Judge Graves is actually being coerced by a BiggerBad who is threatening to harm his family if he doesn't produce a guilty verdict.


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** Judge Graves is strangely determined to get a guilty verdict on a defendant who is obviously innocent, so much so that he keeps jumping to conclusions, relying on tangential connections between pieces of evidence and InsaneTrollLogic, and even abruptly changes what exactly they are being accused of (starting with the defendant being blamed for a murder before suddenly becoming about tax evasion) just to get them indicted on ''something.''
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** Turns out it's not the judge who's the problem, it's the extremely powerful plaintiff who has gone to great lengths to destroy any evidence that could have cleared the defendant.
** Bob is actually being coerced by a BiggerBad who is threatening to harm his family if he doesn't produce a guilty verdict.
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** Judge Graves gets a kickback for every person sent to [[TheAlcatraz Super Max Facility]] OneHundredAndEight.

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** Judge Graves gets a kickback for every person sent to [[TheAlcatraz Super Max Facility]] OneHundredAndEight.108.

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