Indeed. Crappy lawyer, Crappy DA to have brought charges. Was foolish to have a bench trial.
Barring further evidence than what we are told in the article; If I had been on a jury, I’d have defied even a directed verdict from the judge and found her not guilty.
I hope the Judge finds himself in similar circumstances some day and learns what a ‘reasonable person’ might do when being beaten possibly to death.
A judge can't direct a verdict for the prosecution in a criminal jury trial.
No doubt that the judge wouldn’t have a court appointed attorney and his attorney would have opted for a jury trial.
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