beach
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IMHO, Agave, they just hafta play the hand they've been dealt. Which is an extremely carpy one. And they really need a bit of a 'perfect storm' to happen if they have a chance. And that involves getting a juror seated that is predisposed to conspiracies. Some people just cannot resist a conspiracy theory. For me it is kinduva close cousin to chronic victimhood - everyone is a victim and no one is responsible for anything. IF the defense can get a person like this seated...AND IF they can come up with just enough of a tale to tell...they have a chance, IMHO. It is an extremely, incredibly small chance IMHO, but, again...they hafta play the hand they've been dealt.
About the only thing a guilty defendant has going for them is that they don't have to prove they didn't do it. AFAIK, they just have to convince one juror that someone else *might* have done it...do that & its mission accomplished.
EXACTLY and very well explained.
Agave, what they are hoping for is to seat jurors who think the exact opposite of you. You think logically, level-headed and common sense prevails. Unfortuantely, there are those jurors who can be confused by the smoke & mirrors the defense will use. It happens. I've sat on a jury where it took 4 days to get a verdict because deliberations took that long to get a few confused jurors convinced that what they were confused about just simply didn't add up. Bond is correct in saying it is the defense's best shot at not getting a conviction. Voir dire is going to be a very important aspect of this case, imo.