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To: doug from upland
I hate to say this but think two words: jury nullification. I hope I'm wrong.

I think you are wrong. She's not going to get an OJ Jury in Texas. Even if they move the trial out of Ft. Worth, it's likely to be to an even tougher place for her to win.

Houston, which has a large black population, leads the nation in sending people to Death Row, and the race of the criminal isn't a factor. Moving the trial to West Texas would be funny, only because the jury would deliberate about 30 seconds before finding her guilty.

The other thing is that you're not seeing the poverty pimps rushing to her defense, at least not yet. This is pretty indefensible, and I'd be surprised if Jesse Jackson or others want to associate themselves with her.

So, the odds of a jury coming up with a not guilty verdict based on racial or political reasons is extremely remote.

192 posted on 03/09/2002 7:31:02 AM PST by Dog Gone
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To: Dog Gone
Good to hear.
204 posted on 03/09/2002 7:43:15 AM PST by doug from upland
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To: Dog Gone
"...I'd be surprised if Jesse Jackson or others want to associate themselves with her."

I agree. Both Jessie and Al would be insane to touch this one. There's nothing in it for them. The racial victim/killer relationship goes the wrong way, and there are no ambiguities which they can exploit and distort to muddy the waters and gain more power.

373 posted on 03/09/2002 4:57:46 PM PST by Irene Adler
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