To: YaYa123
Several jurors appeared disgruntled after Hall repeatedly asked if he'd understood Dusek's questions correctly, and then refused to directly answer them. Soon after a few jurors let out audible sighs, Dusek ended his questioning.
Whether the jury is sighing or rolling their eyes doesn't mean anything regarding how they are weighing the evidence. A juror could believe the person general testimony while at the same time believe the person is ducking a question. I think the reports of the juries facial and other reactions are interesting but useless for determining their impressions.
To: VRWC_minion
Assuming that this is true, it sounds to me like Dusek thought he was losing the jury, not winning them, so he quit.
To: VRWC_minion
Hall was not ducking questions. He may have been perplexed for a while that Dusek was asking the same question over and over without success. Dusek's overdone cross-examination only served to underscore the desperation of the prosecution.
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