Just heard the news announce that at 4:30 pm a verdict will be announced in the Chauvin Trial. Time to be alert and to say prayers for peace for those jurists and the country.
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Doesn't a quick deliberation more often signify a unanimous guilty verdict?
https://www.foxnews.com/us/derek-chauvin-trial-verdict-jury-deliberate
Speaking generally about the length of time a jury deliberation typically takes, Poynter cited a 2009 study titled, "Factors Affecting the Length of Time a Jury Deliberates: Case Characteristics and Jury Composition," in reporting that trials involving crimes against individuals and those pertaining to severe crimes often result in longer deliberation times. **Shorter deliberation times, according to the report, often result in a verdict that is favorable toward the defendant. **
ah... that's very interesting. Counter intuitive to me......