Linda7NJ
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My heart sank after hearing that jurors today asked questions about roommates alibis etc. Really?!!
I hope that prosecutors aren't falling into the Casey Anthony trial trap of assuming that jurors will convict based on the defendant's pathological lies and absence of empathy/moral compass/soul, on and on.
Jodi's lies and lies and lies, the color of cars, the alleged staging of a robbery of a 25 gun, the calls after Travis's death, the dying of her hair, the travels to another man's bed after killing Travis.... none of that, IMO, is proof of her guilt or even core to the case.
If I were the prosecutor, what I would hammer over and over and over again is the timeline provided by photos, and the significance of that timeline. Bottom line, and the key fact in the case, IMO, is that the murder must have been premeditated (however long in advance) because there wasn't enough time for Jodi to run for a gun (AND knife, for g--'s sake) outside the bathroom, whatever Travis did or did not do to her/say to her in the shower after the last photo she took of him alive.
I agree. Keep it as simple as possible.
But I think this case is rather streamlined so far as compared to others I've followed. Prosecution is doing a good job of that. They lay the required foundation, enter evidence boom. Next witness.
They're doing fantastic with proving premeditation IMO.
Hopefully, the jurors will be capable of looking at the totality of evidence and connect the dots in a logical and reasonable way.
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