Manafort: Opinions Aside. What's your Verdict? (enemy, CNN, O.J., racist)

[PilgrimsProgress]

Pointless poll since we don't know the evidence. However, because it's taking the jury so long it will probably be a hung jury. But he has other trials. I can't imagine anything more boring than listening to lawyers drone on about taxes

[TEPLimey]

Originally Posted by PilgrimsProgress

Pointless poll since we don't know the evidence. However, because it's taking the jury so long it will probably be a hung jury. But he has other trials. I can't imagine anything more boring than listening to lawyers drone on about taxes

Disagree. They might end up hung on some of the charges, but others were pretty much slam dunks based on the documents alone.

[legalsea]

Originally Posted by PilgrimsProgress

Pointless poll since we don't know the evidence. However, because it's taking the jury so long it will probably be a hung jury. But he has other trials. I can't imagine anything more boring than listening to lawyers drone on about taxes

I simply do not think this a particularly long time, since there were 18 charges for them to consider. Even one hour per charge would involve two days of deliberation.


I imagine that the jury is going through each charge one by one. It is rather complicated stuff (or so I imagine), and there is no need for the jury to rush.



Now, if they had been sequestered, I bet they would hop to it a little more. However, knowing that they can go home each night, go out for dinner, etc., would make them more relaxed.



The jurors also know (or should know) that this is an 'important case'. Over the years I have seen jurors in such cases afterwards speak of how they wanted to get the facts and the verdict 'right'.

[phma]

If I was on the jury it defiantly would be hung. So that's the way I voted.

[greywar]

Originally Posted by phma

If I was on the jury it defiantly would be hung. So that's the way I voted.

My biggest fear. Someone who puts party before country and the law.

[take57]

Originally Posted by hbdwihdh378y9

As always, the poll omits the right answer. The prosecution is illegal, and charges should be dismissed, even though he is a total sleazeball.

The poll also omits that we should all just vote on it like "American Idol" or Manafort should draw straws to determine guilt or innocence...

[dothetwist]

Big worry for a juror who goes rogue, won't deliberate fairly...politically motivated (either side). Hung jury won't surprise me. And again this goes back to judge...he sat the jury panel in ONE day. For a case this sensational, it should have taken several days to weed out the locos.

[AADAD]

Originally Posted by greywar

My biggest fear. Someone who puts party before country and the law.

Why does Hillary come to mind.......

[greywar]

Originally Posted by AADAD

Why does Hillary come to mind.......

I dont know, why does your strawman argument constantly come to mind?

[Clarallel]

With EIGHTEEN criminal counts, I'm fully expecting them to find him guilty of at least a few.