BRRI
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My view is that when the burden of proof was only "a preponderance of the evidence” and you still lost three jurors -- how much more likely that when the burden of proof is "beyond a reasonable doubt" that there might even be a worse split?
Don't get me wrong. I am all for a trial. But it may not ever happen.
They also didn’t take long for the verdict though. I’m sure as soon as they had the 9 “yes” votes, that was it. In a criminal trial, they would probably take longer and have the opportunity to discuss and change the “no” voter’s opinions. Plus all of what Tortoise said above!