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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe jury is asking the court about clarification about Manslaughter
Apparently, some of jury is grappling with that consideration
woolldog
(8,791 posts)I don't think that's necessarily the case. Too many unknowns, esp w/ respect to how this jury is operating. They could simply have decided that self defense is not applicable and are trying to decide whether it should be murder or manslaughter.
YarnAddict
(1,850 posts)have a different interpretation of what this means.
Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)and need verbiage clarification on those who don't.
No way of telling.
woolldog
(8,791 posts)avebury
(10,952 posts)jury. Why can't the Judge just answer the question?
Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)Judge, defense and prosecution. That way no one has a claim to "rogue judge" appeals.
avebury
(10,952 posts)Bernie DLR and John Guy were looking a little more confident. It will be interesting. It comes down to what it is the jury wants clarified.
One of the talking heads did say that this jury does appear to be one that is willing to come to a decision.
Just Saying
(1,799 posts)Anything else they tell them may sway their decision so they have to decide what, if anything, they can say.
When I served on a jury and we asked questions we were told (twice, I believe) that we had to work with the information we had to reach a verdict. That could happen here too.