I’m guessing the longer this goes, the more likely it will be a hung jury.
And it would also seem that the lack of a quick deliberation and verdict would rule out both 2nd degree murder and/or an outright acquittal.
But I’m not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV, so who knows.
Thoughts?
Have you ever spent the night at a Holiday Inn Express? ;-)
I think our greater danger is the manslaughter issue. It carries a very heavy term.
Hung jury means they try him again and they usually win the second time.
It has to be total acquittal to celebrate.
I think it's too early for that. They may feel obligated as a jury to atleast do a gratuitious run through all the evidence -- and that takes time.
They can't afford to reach a decision that appears to the public to be not well thought out especially in this charged environment.