Mindmatters
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So now he didn't beat her - but was emotionally abusive. Even his friends said so!
(This defense is undoubtedly the result of their consultations with the ex-foreman.)
I completely agree with that, or someone who professionally watched the jury throughout the guilt phase of the trial. This whole thing is repugnant and despicable--they are shooting for one juror and I think it is the older female. I also believe they were never going to call ALV despite their claims to the contrary. ALV is offensive in her obvious drinking of the JA koolaid, in being combative/oppositional in the extreme, her being enveloped in tunnel vision, and that she came across as a bitter man hater, which turns people off. They probably learned this from their juror turned consultant.
The defense walked a fine line and took a risk because I don't think they focused on male jurors this time around. I believe they tried a moderate approach for the average age of the jurors while identifying the older female as the one they would construct their mitigation for to get that one hold out on the DP. I suspect that their strategy for the older lady is to make Travis appear like a man who led poor CMJA on, abusing and using her emotionally by taking advantage of her "love" for him just to get sex.
Juan has his work cut out on this cross because the apparent likability of this Dr, who didn't bash and blame everything on Travis, will be a different animal than ALV was. I have every faith that he will get this done but don't think it will be as easy as the dismantling of ALV.