Why White Collar Juries Resist 'Honest Mistake' Defenses
By Jonathan Porter ( May 6, 2026, 5:41 PM EDT) -- The U.S. Supreme Court's April 6 decision vacating the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit's judgment in the prosecution of former Cincinnati City Council member P.G. Sittenfeld — following years of legal proceedings and a presidential pardon — should prompt white collar practitioners to confront a persistent and underappreciated trial reality: Juries are structurally resistant to "honest mistake" defenses....
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