Yes, I know all this, but am still skeptical. If the defense attorneys for GW4 and/or GW3 can get a mistrial or a hung jury, and the Ohio General Assembly refuses to pony up cash for new trials, it could be problematic.
At least for GW3's attorneys, that seems to be the goal. Politicians in this state have survived worse public uproar without harm to their careers to reputations. It's easy to point the finger at the Ohio GA - a group of 132 members. Most people don't even know who their state rep or state senator is. Works great.
It's more effective to apply pressure now, than to go back and try to fix things if they go sideways.
You have to know how Ohio government works to understand they are notoriously cheap about this kind of budget item. But building a private bar in the basement of the capitol building is different.
Drinks on the House? Ohio Statehouse considers bar
JMO YMMV
I think what Betty is saying great point which has become more relevant even since covid happened. G3 and g4 don't need to win, they just need to not lose. The 2 are not interchangeable. Any delay/set back/scandal/mistrial will result in a reduced penalty for these 2. It's a similar strategy to China "weaponizing democracy" the govt and courts are held to an extremely high standard . This results in the prosecution needing to adhere to rules and procedures the defense does not. Notice that zero discovery evidence has been offered by defense. A mistrial, budget, jury location all of these can sink a good case. Most currently in the maxwell case we've seen jurors publicly share that jurors had improper discussions of personal sex abuse while debating. Through no fault of the police, judge, or prosecutors a guilty verdict may be thrown out. If or when it's retried the new jurors will be aware it's a retrial. No matter the logic or facts of case a retrial sets up suspicion or doubt on the new jurors. Simply put an assumption that a stronger case would not find itself in a retrial position. The defense attorneys know the state can prove its case they know what their clients did. But the longer the case is in play the more time for something, anything to happen. <modsnip>
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