The jury has asked to hear the tape and see the transcript again. The judge told them initially they could only see the transcript once.
I hope this doesn’t end up with a hung jury. But I can see at least one person saying “I can’t be sure that’s a 12 year old girl on the tape and I can’t be sure they’re actually having sex.”
Or, what if there’s a mormon or two on the jury who thinks this is persecution?
There is no transcript. The Court reporter hasn't had time to transcribe anything yet. The Judge offered to have the Court reporter read them anything of Rebecca Musser’s testimony they would like to hear. SOP.
They also want to re-listen to all 3 tapes. Understandable to me. If they were listening with head phones and someone was jumping up and down in front of them - they may have been distracted.
Re: Becky Musser’s testimony. She gave many definitions that were specific to the sect Mr. Jeffs belongs to. Perhaps this was new information to them and they want to compare the definitions she gave with the things they're hearing on the tape.
I'd call that a serious and thoughtful jury.