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Jury in Paul Manafort Trial Suggests It Is Divided on One of 18 Counts
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Posted on 08/21/2018 9:13:11 AM PDT by janetjanet998

Judge T. S. Ellis III said he would call the jury into the courtroom to reply to its question. The jury’s note to Judge Ellis asked: “If we cannot reach a consensus on a single count, how should we fill out the verdict sheet?” It went on to ask what the issue would “mean for the final verdict?”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: New York; US: Virginia
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To: janetjanet998

Properly interpreting the NYT: Hung jury on all counts.


21 posted on 08/21/2018 9:26:44 AM PDT by Revolutionary ("Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!")
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To: janetjanet998

“If we cannot reach a consensus on a single count, how should we fill out the verdict sheet?”


That wording tells me that they are hung on every single count.

If you and your wife are given 18 colors to choose from to paint a room, and you can’t agree on a single color, it means you can’t agree on any color you were given.

But they may have just worded it badly.


22 posted on 08/21/2018 9:26:58 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: janetjanet998

I hope I’m wrong, I think 17 are guilty and one is hung.


23 posted on 08/21/2018 9:28:36 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: WatchOutForSnakes

That’s the likeliest scenario. He’ll probably be convicted on some of the charges, it likely wouldn’t be an all or nothing affair.


24 posted on 08/21/2018 9:30:16 AM PDT by Coronal
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To: Revolutionary
That's how I read it.

That they cannot agree on any of the 18 charges.

Of course, my sense from the beginning was that there were going to be some on the jury that were just going to rubber stamp the prosecution, because that's what tends to happen, unless there is some Perry Mason/Gotcha kind of moment during the trial. But the prosecution really didn't prove this case, and it's highly complicated, so I think there is a split between the rubber stampers, and the more thoughtful jurors who are saying that this all doesn't add up.

25 posted on 08/21/2018 9:31:15 AM PDT by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment
That's how I read it. That they cannot agree on any of the 18 charges.

I can't read, none of the conclusions make sense to me. I suppose I'll wit, hope he gets off but my gut says no.

26 posted on 08/21/2018 9:33:06 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: janetjanet998

Yesterday the jury asked the judge if they could deliberate for a little while longer. This explains why. They have decided on 17 counts.


27 posted on 08/21/2018 9:38:41 AM PDT by map
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To: janetjanet998

The way I read this, they can’t agree on any of the 18 charges. “We can’t Agee on a ‘single’ damn thing”, in other words.


28 posted on 08/21/2018 9:38:42 AM PDT by Mozzafiato
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To: Mozzafiato

yes if one read just t he first half of the note..but they added this:

And what will that mean for the final verdict? We will need another verdict form.”

isn’t there a Verdict form for each count? I don’t understand


29 posted on 08/21/2018 9:41:29 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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To: Coronal

Which is why so many charges. Keep throwing crap at the wall and something will stick.

Make it complicated enough and some stupid jurors will make the assumption that complicated means guilty.

Assume people are stupid. You will be correct more than not.


30 posted on 08/21/2018 9:43:56 AM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60's....You weren't really there)
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To: Raebie

So they agree on 17 of 18 and can’t agree on 1? What the neck could that be?


31 posted on 08/21/2018 9:44:02 AM PDT by ballplayer
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If I were the Jurors & found out Manafort is facing 300+ years for freaking tax evasion, I would say not guilty on all!

Overzealous prosecuters!!!

32 posted on 08/21/2018 9:44:10 AM PDT by KavMan
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To: ballplayer

Possibly the most serious one.


33 posted on 08/21/2018 9:45:01 AM PDT by Raebie
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To: janetjanet998

If the verdict was guilty on all counts except for 1, then they could easily figure out that voting not guilty, or hung on that one count would be good enough.

The opposite is more likely. They likely agree he’s not guilty on 17 counts and a few of them think he’s actually guilty on 1 count, then that’s the count that will keep them deliberating.


34 posted on 08/21/2018 9:46:06 AM PDT by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: janetjanet998

Interesting news. I won’t speculate on the trouble the jury is trying to express, but it would help if they used the language that the Judge gave them in the instructions. The verdicts must be unanimous - not in a consensus. Consensus is merely a general agreement; unanimity requires all to agree.

Most judges I’ve got experience with would send back the answer to keep deliberating, and refer to the instructions for their answer.

Gwjack


35 posted on 08/21/2018 9:46:37 AM PDT by gwjack (May God give America His richest blessings.)
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The defense got real lucky & not 1 Anti-TRUMP juror was on the Court??
36 posted on 08/21/2018 9:46:54 AM PDT by KavMan
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To: janetjanet998
...if we cannot come to a consensus on a single count

"single" i.e. any?

37 posted on 08/21/2018 9:48:09 AM PDT by Theophilus (Repent)
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To: jerod

I’m guessing that the jury does not agree on any of the counts.


38 posted on 08/21/2018 9:49:27 AM PDT by Theophilus (Repent)
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To: janetjanet998

That can be read several ways. One of whuch is: “We can’t agree on any single count.” I say they return all 18 counts as not guilty.


39 posted on 08/21/2018 9:49:31 AM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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To: janetjanet998
another misleading headline fromt he NY Slimes... "ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The jury in the financial fraud trial of Paul Manafort asked the judge on Tuesday for instructions on how to fill out the verdict sheet if jurors are having trouble reaching consensus on a single one of the 18 counts." "It was not immediately clear if the jurors’ question suggested that they had reached a verdict on 17 of the 18 counts of bank and tax fraud brought against Mr. Manafort, a former campaign chairman for President Trump." for all we know they could be having trouble reaching a verdict on five of the counts and want clarification on how to handle each count singularly...
40 posted on 08/21/2018 9:50:50 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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