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avebury

(10,952 posts)
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 07:28 PM Feb 2014

Nancy Grace actually made sense.

She said that if the jurors bought the idea of self defense they would acquit on all charges. She thinks they may have voted guilty on the other 4 charges and will hang on the murder charge. Because of the Murder 1 charge they have to get 12 people to agree on the same charge (murder 1, 2, manslaughter, etc.). It is probably like herding cats to get them to all agree on one level of charge on Count 1.

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Nancy Grace actually made sense. (Original Post) avebury Feb 2014 OP
Wow shenmue Feb 2014 #1
She does this at least a few times a year. bravenak Feb 2014 #2
Actually I disagree Diamonique Feb 2014 #3
Or maybe they couldn't agree on degree, 1st, 2nd or Manslaughter. MoonRiver Feb 2014 #7
I don't think so Diamonique Feb 2014 #8
Unless someone insisted on 1st or Manslaughter. MoonRiver Feb 2014 #10
There's a first time for everything, I suppose. WillowTree Feb 2014 #4
Davis posed NO THREAT there was no reason not to convict of murder uponit7771 Feb 2014 #5
broken clock;blind pig etc bowens43 Feb 2014 #6
I agree. Captain Stern Feb 2014 #9
 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
2. She does this at least a few times a year.
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 07:32 PM
Feb 2014

I like her when she's reasonable, but when she's on one I have to click on her ass. I will turn her on today if she's on, is she on now?

Diamonique

(1,655 posts)
3. Actually I disagree
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 07:33 PM
Feb 2014

They could find that Dunn shot Jordan in self-defense, but that the danger had passed when he shot at the other boys in the car. So they came up with guilty on the 3 attempted murder, but somebody is going for not guilty by reason of self-defense on the murder charge.

Diamonique

(1,655 posts)
8. I don't think so
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 09:12 PM
Feb 2014

If it was the degree that they were having a problem with, they would have come up with a compromise verdict... probably 2nd degree.

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)
10. Unless someone insisted on 1st or Manslaughter.
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 09:16 PM
Feb 2014

Hopefully some of the jurors will talk soon and we'll know the full story.

Captain Stern

(2,201 posts)
9. I agree.
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 09:13 PM
Feb 2014

As much as some of us would like to believe there was some crazed, racist, juror that was holding out for acquittal, it's far more likely that the jury couldn't decide between 1st and 2cnd degree murder. It's even possible that 11 jurors were willing to vote for 2cnd degree, but one juror held out for 1st degree.

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