[ladylib]

I believe the judge told the jurors that they were not to consider the fact that Martha didn't testify on her own behalf. Not testifying is her right.

If the jurors were annoyed by the fact that she didn't testify, that could be grounds for an appeal. At least that's what I heard on the news today.

[Howlin]

If the jurors were annoyed by the fact that she didn't testify, that could be grounds for an appeal.

Every juror I saw said they would have liked to have heard from her, but that they knew that it was her right not to testify.

And it is my understanding that the appeals have to be based on JUDICIAL ERRORS, i.e., the judge.