Posted on 07/13/2013 3:58:48 PM PDT by Wellington VII
SANFORD -- After more than 10 hours of deliberations over two days, jurors in the George Zimmerman trial asked the court for a clarification on the manslaughter jury instruction.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/13/3498415/jurors-resume-deliberations-in.html#storylink=cpy
(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...
Not a good sign.
He’s toast.
At least it seems to mean that a murder 2 conviction has been rejected.
Can’t stand to watch CNN’s coverage of trail.
And watching Fox’s Arthele Nevele is just as bad.
No place to go, except here.
This is guy was railroaded and setup from the start. There was no way he was ever getting off for this.
Even if he's acquitted and he's won't be, the Feds will go after him for something and he'll have to hide in a hole the rest of his life anyway.
I don't know what happened that night but I do know that he was found guilty by most from the git go. Guilty until proven guilty!!!
doesn’t mean he’s toast...means they’re struggling to find any kind of guilt and just want to clarity.
....from personal experience while on two jury duties.
NEVER trust a womink! NEVER!
Are the jurors done for the day? It is 7 PM there.
I think the judge hinted that the penalty was lighter for manslaughter than murder 2, but from what I understand it’s “up to 30 years” for MS of an adult, but mandatory 30 for MS of a minor.
The jury may think he’ll do less time with a MS charge, which is not necessarily the case.
Why in the world is THIS case so important? It’s as though the Powers That Be said, we need a white on black murder so we can roll out this big project we have, then when it turned out to be an hispanic on black murder, they said, let’s go with it anyway.
I am not a lawyer and perhaps naive, but shouldn’t the answer to the jurors question be the actual statute that was was published into the public record?
I thought the jurors charge was to interpret the law as written and reach a verdict?
I agree. I’ll be very surprised if they ever manage to actually reach a verdict.
This means they are hung on even getting manslaughter. They are trying to clarify something to get a unanimous on manslaughter.
Barring that its a hung jury and a retrial.
I suspect they want to split the baby on this, convicting him of something but not wanting to be lock him up. They may be trying to figure out if they have any control of sentencing.
No. They are still deliberating. Just hear they will break for dinner.
Don’t know if that means for the night or just a break for dinner.
What makes the manslaughter charge so onerous is the use of a firearm and the 10-20-life law. You might recall when she read the verdict sheet that there are several check-offs relating to whether or not a firearm was involved. That is so the judge can calculate the sentence properly.
Could also result in a hung jury.
I only trust them in bed..compromised
Even then I stay alert
Testy creatures but oh so delicious
Worth the risk
If they acquit on 2nd degree and hang on manslaughter they will not be able to overcharge in a retrial so it would be a straight fight over manslaughter and again self defense should be deciding.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.