Judge was definitely smiling. Not good.
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I heard one of the local (good) Florida attorney talking heads a few minutes ago that there may have been a problem with what was in the final jury instructions document. I half heard it so don’t have details.
Anyone else hear this?
Judge was definitely smiling. Not good.
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I heard one of the local (good) Florida attorney talking heads a few minutes ago that there may have been a problem with what was in the final jury instructions document. I half heard it so don’t have details.
Anyone else hear this?
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And, if this is true, it of course means that the Judge has, yet again, F’d up.
I’m hoping that their question was does self defense apply to manslaughter too.
Pretty confident that Don West was comfortable with the instructions. Clarification may be needed, but West is a picky lawyer (the pickiest, much to the chagrin of the Judge).
I think what is happening (my Holiday Inn Express receipt is here somewhere) is that the jury has dispensed with the 2nd degree murder charge and just wants to make sure they fully understand manslaughter. When they realize (i.e. get clarification) that self-defense (the same self defense that overcame murder 2) does the same for manslaughter...this trial is over.
That said, I had finished my bottle of good champagne BEFORE the results were announced on election eve 2012. Will remember that event to my dying day.