I agree. How many of the witnesses will remember this far out? Remember exactly every detail of their testimony? Those people have lives. Lives outside of this case. Lives that aren't dictated by this case. I'm sure each side will prepare them for testimony. Refresh their memory with their prior testimony. The witnesses that the defense produced were relatively weak. One ended up testifying for the prosecution in the second round. Will they bring the same people forward if there is a third trial? Perhaps they will put Dr. Godwin on the stand this time? I wonder?If there is a Trial 3, it is very probable that some of Gracie's testimony will be used from the other 2 trials and it is not going to be easy for the state to correct some of the things she messed up on, like the time she came to work, whether the gas pumps were turned off before she got there, did she turn them off, did the store have cameras that didn't work, or no cameras at all, and how the regular customer later turned into a newspaper person. Gracie's memory would not get better over time, loss of memory would mean it would get worse, much worse.
I'm sure Gracie's testimony will be used again........as will others from the first 2 trials.
Ahhh...something to remember that always brings a smile. JY's testimony will be used again by DA I'm sure, testimony he is locked into and can never, ever change.
As my attorney/judge relatives have stated...."he is surely scr*wed now" As stated, they think him guilty as hell and think the appeal technicality will get him absolutely nowhere.
As you say, JY's testimony is THE MOST IMPORTANT. He is locked in and his life depends on it. He has a life but he is living behind bars. Other's lives have moved on. His daughter's thankfully. Hopefully his SIL, MF, as she is raising his daughter. No telling how his family is faring. It can't be great, IMO.