Let's face it. No matter what the jury decided, one can plus or minus anyone that worked this case, judged this case, over-saw the trial, etc., etc.
It's OBVIOUS something went wrong for the jury to not be able to come to a successful conclusion. Like others have said, we weren't in the jury room. But it appears they at least tried their best.
I'm just concerned that they only deliberated about the actual case of 9 hours total, before they said they were deadlocked. You would have thought they'd work a few at least 8 hour days before they came to such a conclusion. Not JUST 9 hours.
But, this is our system and the judge knows his job. The jury has been dismissed with 'thanks,' the def is happy as clams and all of the pros team and investigators involved are probably just sick over this development. Not to mention the victim's family.
What a horrible situation. There are no winners here. Michelle and Rylan are still gone and C is with MF and JY is still in jail, for now at least! Now we can hurry and wait for the pros decision on if yay or nay they will retry. I'm not going to ASSUME anything here. We just don't know.
HOPEFULLY, IF they retry, they'll have a new game-plan and do a few things a little differently. Oh, and some are right on that point, they need to have more emotion, attachment to the victims, by the pros. Let the jury feel the loss of this beautiful young mom-to-be and of all of her loved ones. Make Michelle and Rylan REAL. Make the viciousness of the attack on Michelle felt by the jury. Not just the visual, but the unbearable pain she suffered the last moments of her life.
Michelle didn't deserve this. Michelle cries from beyond for justice.
JMHO
fran
PS...on another note. IMHO, IF JY ends up free, he will be a pariah just like OJ. Too many people feel SURE and too many SUSPECT he did do this crime. The pros, to date, just hasn't proven to a jury of his peers, for now, that he was Michelle and Rylan's killer. ALLEGEDLY! ....fran