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re: Jessica Chambers jury says Not Guilty, but 7 say Guilty on Poll. Chaos in the courtroom
Posted on 10/16/17 at 4:29 pm to HubbaBubba
Posted on 10/16/17 at 4:29 pm to HubbaBubba
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Maybe. Maybe not. You never know how these things will go. I was on a murder jury in Louisiana. We had one juror who, although he believed the defendant was guilty, refused to vote guilty of murder 1 because it would open up the possibility of the death penalty. We went two days working on this guy, 11 against 1, and he wouldn't budge. Finally, in order to get out of there, we all agreed on second degree murder to keep the state from having to retry the case. The lone juror agreed to that. The guy got life w/o parole.
Prosecution fricked up during voir dire...or the juror planned the whole thing and lied.
That was the first question prosecution asked me during voir dire of a capital murder case like this one.
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Posted on 10/16/17 at 4:36 pm to Centinel
Ya, that is kinda strange, but there is a difference between theoretically passing a verdict and doing it.
Our guilty verdict sent a man to prison for life without parole. I felt sick that night and knew I didn't do anything wrong. Lot easier to say than do.
Think about all the people on here who say what they will do 100%. I would bet that goes down when whatever event actually happens. Same thing may have happened to that juror.
Our guilty verdict sent a man to prison for life without parole. I felt sick that night and knew I didn't do anything wrong. Lot easier to say than do.
Think about all the people on here who say what they will do 100%. I would bet that goes down when whatever event actually happens. Same thing may have happened to that juror.
This post was edited on 10/16/17 at 4:38 pm
Posted on 10/16/17 at 6:16 pm to Centinel
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Prosecution fricked up during voir dire...or the juror planned the whole thing and lied. That was the first question prosecution asked me during voir dire of a capital murder case like this one.
Or perhaps the potential juror lied during voir dire to get on the panel in order to prevent a death penalty conviction? Sure nobody would ever do that in your Beaver Cleaver/Opie and Andy world, though.
Posted on 10/16/17 at 6:28 pm to Centinel
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Prosecution fricked up during voir dire...or the juror planned the whole thing and lied.
That was the first question prosecution asked me during voir dire of a capital murder case like this one.
Couldn't that juror have just gone with Murder 1 and voted no on the death penalty? Same jury for the sentencing phase.
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