I watch Reiki Law live discussions, and I appreciated the insights, but I couldn't stand the snarky commentary. When I listened to the live trial, there were times when I - a non-lawyer - was screaming "Object!". I also thought it would be hard, if not impossible, for Kyle to get a unanimous verdict. Regardless of how he got there, there could have been no better result. The unanimous jury was better than a mistrial, even a mistrial with prejustice, because that would have left some feeling Kyle would have been found guilty without judicial intervention. The fact that the with prejustice motion was kept open left that escape hatch.
Richards did a great job, and he stuck to the defense, he didn't get involved in the sideshow, although I thought there might have been some behind the scenes PR. I was also astonished that they had at least 2 mock juries to test out legal theories on, I thought that only happened on TV!
Watching Richards interviewed after the trial, the plain, deadpan delievery, I thought "This guy is the Bill Belichick of the legal world."
The other thing the jury verdict (as opposed to a mistrial, even with prejudice) gives is a large amount of protection for Kyle against civil suits. The evidence of the attacks on him is well-documented now.
I think Kyle may have a claim against his attackers, or the estates of hs attackers. Any suit against Klye should be met with a counter-suit and a demand for legal fees. Fot that reason, it isn’t going to happen.