four minutes too long.
Naaah... I would guess with the guy, one or more of the jurors bitched for a minute or two that they couldn’t sentence them to death. With the second, the juror was still fuming but was done bitching. Damn good jury IMHO.
>>>four minutes too long.
Afraid not. This gives the appellate counsel grounds to claim the jury did not even try to consider the evidence and judge’s instructions fairly. Four minutes to retire, get settled, select a foreman, and properly evaluate the “complexities” of the evidentiary and legal issues before them could very well get this case sent back.
It would have been much better if they had played a few hands of poker before returning to the court.