Posted on 08/17/2018 3:40:45 PM PDT by Kaslin
Will always wonder why the defense did not call Mueller himself as a witness. Mueller was very well aware and familiar with the FBI investigation ten years ago regarding these allegations against Manafort. Would have asked him just why he chose to prosecute Manafort at this time but granted the vile Gates immunity and a pass on his transgressions. American juries do not like political trials or prosecutions by a powerful government with an agenda persecuting an individual. They lost an opportunity. Suspect however this will end with a hung jury.
“....’he’ identifies........” Sheesh.
This jury is obviously struggling. That is bad news for the prosecution, but not necessarily great news for the defense. They could come back hung, and this band of a-holes would most certainly re-try him.
Another FReeper responded succinctly to this yesterday by writing, "If you need the judge to define "reasonable doubt", you have it".
jurors wish they could finish up and get out for the weekend....
I have disdained our so called American system of “justice” for decades. OJ persons of color jurors. Incredible miscarriages of justice as criminals got off.
I have no respect for the dimwitted and prejudiced people on juries. I can also say the judges without juries who decide cases are preposterously worthless (as Oregon,CA and Hawaii leftist ones who push illegals and similar causes instead of the law.)
And don’t anyone waste my time telling me there is any value in the “wise” Latina hag Sotomayor and the despicable Ruth Ginsberg, those prejudiced self-centered, arrogant leftists who push their personal beliefs rather than do what is right and good under the law for the citizens. They place themselves above God and above the Congress and President and rule how we can have our religion,culture,borders, free speech and gun rights.
New Blazing Saddles line:
To Juror in Manafort trial
“They told me your were hung”
Juror: “They were right.”
you, not your
Do they get to go home or are they sequestered until they reach a verdict? Maybe they’re stuck in a hotel.
I thought (scary) I heard they are NOT sequestered.
Does he get out of jail if hung jury...
I would think not, because it's the other judge who put him in jail for conduct she decided was relevant and against her orders in HER case. He wouldn't be in jail before trial if the only judge was Ellis.
So, a hung jury does not get him out of jail. In fact, it doesn't even mean that this set of charges goes away, because the government (i.e., Mueller) can decide to retry the case.
According to William Kunstler, a radical Left celebrity defense lawyer from the 1960s and 1970s:
“They're guilty [criminal defendants]. They're all guilty!”
We want not guilty on all charges based on reasonable doubt because EACH AND EVERY witness was tainted.
A hung jury would automatically trigger a new bond hearing.
Unless the defendant has a violent history or other serious charges pending, there is a very good chance that new terms would be set for bail and monitoring.
Phil Spector, the weirdo music producer who put a gun in the mouth of a woman and accidentally shot and killed her, was released on bail after a hung jury in his first trial.
Someone snuck out of their deplorables basket and snuck onto a jury. How awful!
It would be up to the judge's discretion, but I'm not sure which judge sent him there. Was it this judge or the DC judge?
:-))
Please point out a real world example of a better system.
I believe ours can be improved. But show a better system in the real world.
All of them have major flaws. Most of them are worse than ours.
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