Grounds for appeal? Yes. Grounds for overturning the conviction? Slim to none.
>Grounds for overturning the conviction? Slim to none.
Doesn't a showing of an impartial jury carry any weight?
I'm not a lawyer, but wasn't the whole "he's a fall guy" thing set up by Libby's attorney in opening statements?
Sounds to me that the jurors believed the defense lawyers on the big picture (that he was being sacrificed to take the heat off others), while also being convinced that he lied to the grand jury. The two aren't necessarily exclusive.
I understand that the burden for getting a new trial is pretty high - maybe one of our resident lawyers can fill us in.