Reversals are disruptive to a system that values predictability and productivity because reversal often means that the matter must be done over. Judge David Saxe, “Paths to Excellence,” NY Law Journal.
We thought we were pretty earthy about the System, but it takes a mind like Judge Saxe to liken its values to a bowel movement. No wonder the appellate courts never reverse. Who’d want a case of diarrhea?
Affirming convictions keeps everyone regular.