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mopinko

(70,104 posts) Wed Aug 15, 2018, 08:48 PM Aug 2018

please ja, let the jury take 10 minutes to deliberate.

the faster the jury comes back, the more of a kick in the head this all is to all w similar skeletons in their closets.

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please ja, let the jury take 10 minutes to deliberate. (Original Post) mopinko Aug 2018 OP

Everyone is saying they won't take long. Let's hope the conventional wisdom holds. onecaliberal Aug 2018 #1

It takes longer than that to elect a foreman. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2018 #2

On first read, I thought you meant DU Rhiannon12866 Aug 2018 #3

I expect it to take some days. TomSlick Aug 2018 #4

onecaliberal

(32,861 posts)

1. Everyone is saying they won't take long. Let's hope the conventional wisdom holds.

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Wed Aug 15, 2018, 08:50 PM

Aug 2018

rzemanfl

(29,557 posts)

2. It takes longer than that to elect a foreman. n/t

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Wed Aug 15, 2018, 08:57 PM

Aug 2018

Rhiannon12866

(205,405 posts)

3. On first read, I thought you meant DU

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Wed Aug 15, 2018, 09:06 PM

Aug 2018

And I was trying to figure out what I missed...

And I have had the same thoughts. This has to be the first of many!

TomSlick

(11,098 posts)

4. I expect it to take some days.

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Wed Aug 15, 2018, 11:11 PM

Aug 2018

The judge did not allow the prosecution to "publish" documentary evidence to the jury when introduced (something I have never seen a judge do). The judge determined the jury could not have the exhibits until it retired to deliberate. I would expect the jury to want to read all the documents.

Given the number of counts and the volume of documents, I'm betting on no verdict this week.

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