“Let me guess the composition of the jury.”
I am uncertain as to what you are implying. Morrison County is nearly 100% white, with a population who are mostly descendants of Germans, Poles, and French Canadians. There may be some others who could have been on the jury, such as a Native American of the Ojibway/Chippewa Tribe. But, basically the folks in Little Falls area are a typical rural Midwestern group of people.
I was implying that it is often easier to find a jury that is sympathetic to the prosecutor’s case.
I wrote that based on the article headline. I had thought it was a case of a person truly being in fear of imminent death or injury. Having read the full article I see that was not what happened but instead was murder.