If I ever need a defense attorney, I’m hiring you. Do you fly Allegiant Air?
In any case, you are right. They heard no evidence about the boy scout, but they convicted him. I hadn’t really thought of that at the time.
I have always wanted to be on a jury, never have, but have been called a few times. They’ve always filled their quota before they get to my number.
I now know what to say if I want on and what to say if I want off. If on, I’d then try to be a bear for the truth. But, then there’s the question of Charles Manson deserving a sound beating. He does. Nor should he be set free. Jury nullification is the right answer.
What I would have also brought up is that Charles Manson was found guilty of several counts of murder in the first degree and was sentence to DIE! But then his sentence was reduced to Life in Prison when the stupid Supreme Court determined that the California Death Penalty was somehow unconstitutional. Charles Manson should have been executed 40 years ago and if some boy scout carried out the punishment after he was released, then he should be given a merit badge rather than a jail sentence.
But then Juries are instructed not to consider stuff like that.