Judge: To convict Trump of felonies, jury does not need to unanimously agree on what 'predicate' crime he committed
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How can he be convicted, if the predicate crime is not even specified? Has this ever happened before?
Sounds not that dissimilar from resisting arrest when there is no charge behind the arrest thus meaning there was no reason to effect an arrest in the first place, but you resisted the baseless unfounded arrest so you get convicted of that.
Right, and yet no arrest can be made in the first place, unless there is a reasonable basis to believe a specific crime has been commited AND probable cause to believe that this person committed that crime.
An arrest without reasonable articulable suspicion and probable cause are unlawful, and an act under color of law, not under law, subjecting anyone engaging in a false arrest to be subject to criminal and civil penalties.
This means the person was not resisting arrest, but instead was defending against coercion, assault/battery, and false imprisonment.
There has to be proof of at least one predicate crime, the issue arises when there is proof of multiple possible predicates. The Judge’s idea is that they can all agree “a” predicate was provided beyond a reasonable doubt, but which? If they can’t agree on which, then it’s hard to say any one of them believes the predicate beyond a reasonable doubt.
How can there be proof of a predicate crime if none is even specified by the prosecution? I don’t think any proof was even presented
And how can a defendant prepare and put up a case against a predicate crime if none is specified in the indictment or even during the damn trial?
Of course, this is exactly the intent of Bragg, Eisen, and their Lawfare cabal.
I bet that Merchan gave the jury this weekend off so that the "beach friends" can have time to meet up and continue their evil plotting against PDJT.
It was mentioned in another court filing
Well then that would be a problem. Maybe it was discussed during the trial? Idk
It has been.
I believe 3 possible predicates were mentioned
I know that one was specifically mentioned in opening arguments
These jury instructions will be given to the jury.