It could go either way, it could be a juror who wants to acquit and the others want manslaughter and they are trying to convince her to hop on board the manslaughter train, OR it could mean that there is one juror who wants manslaughter and the others want to acquit and they are trying to convince her to acquit
Hope it’s the second option.
Jeff Weiner @JeffWeinerOS
Jury instructions: Jurors cannot convict on manslaughter in this case if #TrayvonMartin’s death justified, excusable, negligent or accident.
Exactly. People are assuming the jury is of one mind already. There's no reason for that. One of the jurors might think it should be manslaughter because Z followed and the others seeking the clarification to convince her otherwise. Nobody knows what's going on, but it's a mistake to think they are all thinking alike.
Cogent. I think that's exactly where we are.
Could there really be 6 women on a jury who are so stupid as to see this as manslaughter? I find that hard to believe.
As long as there is at least 1 who sees this as the obvious self-defense that it is, then I would hope that any such jurors will "stand their ground" and not do the politically correct, legally incorrect thing.
If there's 1 or more of those, then GZ is free, at least for the moment.
Everybody pray.