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To: chessplayer

Take heart.......I know it is hard after watching ObamaCare approved by SCOTUS, then Obama reelected...but, a hung jury or acquittal is worth hanging in there for. If I wanted to convict, I might want people to think I took my time making the decision. They had a hard and fast few weeks, they should take 24 hours to process through all this.


624 posted on 07/13/2013 10:11:51 AM PDT by tioga
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To: tioga

correction: convict = acquit.


628 posted on 07/13/2013 10:12:29 AM PDT by tioga
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To: tioga

I was on a criminal jury in a case of armed robbery. The case took two days to present, the judge was great in explaining the law (the State had to prove 4 things, IIRC), and we took all day the next day to reach a verdict.

About six of the 8 hours was spent going over evidence. The vote in the first 5 minutes was 10-2 “not guilty”, the last two hours we spent on the two who voted “guilty”.

This is a huge case with a lot of evidence. If each juror speaks to her take on all of the evidence (which they should), it may take a while.


649 posted on 07/13/2013 10:18:44 AM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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