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Or, you know, it's just the most common suit color.How touching......... the defense lawyers and Jodi all wearing black today to show they are in mourning as the medical examiner goes through the details of the gruesome cruel killing.
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Handled many murder one cases, woz?For a case like this 30-60 minutes seems unrealistically quick, even for a no-brainer case. They have to elect a foreman, use the restroom, etc. And, in my experience, most juries will at least talk about things and go through some of the evidence. A quick verdict to me here would be 2-4 hours.If common sense prevails, about 30 -60 minutes. The longer it goes on the better for the defense.What's your guess as to how the jury is out? Based on the amount of testimony.Next week is it! Judge announced the schedule. Court dark Mon/Tues. Wed more witnesses and will go however long it takes. Thurs and Fri are closing arguments and Mon jury gets the case.
(Just joshin with ya GB)
For men but Willmott rarely wears her black suit. I just found it interesting that on the day the M.E. is going to testify and show graphic photos and discuss the murder that Jodi, Willmott, and Nurmi were all in black.Or, you know, it's just the most common suit color.How touching......... the defense lawyers and Jodi all wearing black today to show they are in mourning as the medical examiner goes through the details of the gruesome cruel killing.
They didn't mention it being split, just Nurmi is next. I don't get why the defense had to split between 2 attnys while Juan is fine by himself. It's almost like the defense has a huge problem and need 2 heads put together to do something to save her.
Given that a defendant is entitled to a effective assistance of counsel, even an indigent defendant will be appointed more than one attorney for cases that are complex or very serious. Generally, there's a lead counsel and co-counsel (Icon, I've been the latter on two homicides). But in a rarer case like OJ's, there's no stopping a defendant from hiring multiple counsels with a judge then likely asking for a declaration of a lead counsel.
I'm curious what he's going to say about the gas cans. Apparently it came out on HLN after dark tonight that there are 2 Walmarts in Salinas. Jodi had stated she took a can back to the same Salinas store she got it from so that should do it with that should it come up. I've heard the defense attnys watch these shows.
The defense attorney cannot argue facts which were not put into evidence during the testimony. If this was discovered by the HLN but not testified to in trial, the defense attorney cannot point it out in his closing argument. Doing so would be a pretty serious ethical violation.
Well, I can say that every time I finish putting on evidence I kick myself for missing several things. I'm sure they realized the omission, but not much to do about it now. It's really tough to cover everything.
I look forward to Juan's last stand and what he's going to say. Glad he gets the last word, but I don't see how there isn't at least 1 juror who won't be able to give her murder 1...
Someone is bored!
On any death penalty case any juror on the panel as already avowed under oath they have no moral objection to the death penalty. So, assuming truthfulness, your concern shouldn't be an issue.
Are they objecting during his close? If so, are they objecting that he is arguing facts not in evidence or burden shifting?
Well, objections during close are pretty rare, but in a serious case like this they are going to error on the side of caution and preserve any issue they can. The fact they're objecting really isn't indicative of too much, and even if he was arguing facts not in evidence the judge would not order him to stop his close.
Likely no. Juries are almost never deliberate outside of normal court hours because all courtrooms actors have to be available for any potential questions/issues and court staff would be needed to stay there as well.
Up to the judge, but if it just ended now I'm sure all of them just want to get the hell out of there. If they haven't gone back to deliberate I could see them not even beginning to do so until Monday. Sometimes the jury can make this call, but given that the judge has to consider court security and all that, I think they'd just come back next week.
The longer it goes the better it is for the defense. If it isn't done Monday, then there is a major disagreement in that jury.
Some attnys say they have said that and it's a hit and miss whether it works or not, driving home the point that you don't have to like someone to believe them or something to that effect. The problem with it here is he tried to quit the case saying he's losing money cuz he makes much more in practice so the judge ordered him to get $250/hr. With his lackluster passionateless demeanor looking like he's bored half the time that wasn't good for him to say it.
