[PapaBear3625]

I don't think that they can have any outside information but a lawyer's wife may be aware of manslaughter sentencing but not necessarily. My guess is that she has been voted as foreman. My hope is that she won't go along to get along with a couple of others who may be unconvinced beyond a shadow of a doubt but living in fear of retribution.

If there's a holdout for acquittal, I prefer it to be a woman than a man. It's been my experience that, in a group of women, a man disagreeing with a woman will have the rest gang up on him.

[MHT]

It is my understanding that a grand jury looked at the evidence and came up with the one charge of second degree. If they wanted manslaughter, they would have charged manslaughter. This judge invalidated the work of a grand jury so why call a grand jury to begin with?