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dsc

(52,165 posts) Sat Feb 15, 2014, 10:46 PM Feb 2014

I am a big believer in not second guessing juries

even when I don't get the result out of them that I would like to see, but it is damn hard not to wonder what happened in the Dunn case. First the good news, apparently he will be in prison until 2074 if he lives that long. Now the not so good news. Apparently at least one juror looked at this set of facts and thought, manslaughter or acquittal was the way to go. They looked at a man who shot into a car, with four unarmed people, ran away, ordered pizza but didn't call the cops, and only contacted them after he figured out he was being looked for by them, and said, this is manslaughter. I could see 2nd degree as opposed to 1st though I think getting the gun was premeditation, but manslaughter, really. I hope it was 11 to 1 in favor of at least one of the murder charges.

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I am a big believer in not second guessing juries (Original Post) dsc Feb 2014 OP

As far as I know, it could be the other way around.. X_Digger Feb 2014 #1

then manslaughter should have been disposed as an acquittal dsc Feb 2014 #2

I'm sure we'll hear, eventually. But I think it pointless to speculate at this point. n/t X_Digger Feb 2014 #6

Here's an idea for a story demwing Feb 2014 #3

How do you know it was 840high Feb 2014 #4

I don't dsc Feb 2014 #5

ok. Thought I missed something. 840high Feb 2014 #7

My rubber neck demands the whispers of this jury :) nt arthritisR_US Feb 2014 #8

X_Digger

(18,585 posts)

1. As far as I know, it could be the other way around..

Reply to dsc (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2014, 10:49 PM

Feb 2014

There could have been one hold-out for murder 1 and the other jurors wanted murder 2.

dsc

(52,165 posts)

2. then manslaughter should have been disposed as an acquittal

Reply to X_Digger (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 15, 2014, 10:51 PM

Feb 2014

which it wasn't. There might well have been a 1st degree/2nd degree split but I think at least one juror refused to convict on either murder charge but apparently voted to convict on manslaughter.

X_Digger

(18,585 posts)

6. I'm sure we'll hear, eventually. But I think it pointless to speculate at this point. n/t

Reply to dsc (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 15, 2014, 11:16 PM

Feb 2014

demwing

(16,916 posts)

3. Here's an idea for a story

Reply to dsc (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2014, 11:01 PM

Feb 2014

Instead of "12 Angry Men" call it "1 Angry Man" and have it tell the story of a man, angry at liberal attempts to regulate weapons, who blocks the murder conviction of a man who shot up a car full of kids for being too noisy, saying it was done in "self-defense." After the accused is released, he shoots another person, and the juror from trial 1 must deal with the responsibility for his own anger, as well as the angry behavior of the shooter.

Nah..the premiss is just too unbelievable, right?