Trump Trial goes to the Jury. Starting at 10 AM
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Edit #3
Jury has been sent home.
The testimony they asked 4 will take a half hour to read. Judge said we are done for today.
Edit #2
UPDATE: We have a second note from the jury:
"We the jury request to rehear the judge's instructions."
Edit:
jury note
"We, the jury, request"
>David Pecker's testimony regarding his phone conversation with Trump
>Pecker's decision not to finalize and fund the assignment of McDougal's life rights
>Pecker's testimony regarding the Trump Tower meeting
>Michael Cohen's testimony regarding the Trump Tower meeting.
We could get a verdict today.
It's 34 counts they have to consider, but it's like 12 of the same thing, 11 of another thing and 11 of a third thing....so it seems, to me if you decide one, you decide the rest as well.
I don't think so. There is something like that in a civil trial if a jury interpreted the law incorrectly.
I know Judge's have the right to prevent a criminal case going to jury.
The defendant can ask for a directed verdict. These means there's nothing for the jury to decide, the prosecution did not meet its burden of proof. Let's say a witness recanted their testimony and there's not enough other evidence.
This actually happened in the Trump fraud case. Before the trial, there was years of work on that case. Each side asked the judge for a directed verdict. Trump wanted the whole case thrown out. The NY AG had 7 issues and asked for a verdict on one of the issues, that fraud occurred.
In this case Trump's team asked for a directed verdict, but the judge overruled it.
In this case the jury is the fact finder and the judge is interpreter of the law.
So is the jury deliberating right now? How long is that going to take?
Yes the jury got instructions and began deliberating today. Then they asked to hearvsomebof testimony in the case and the instructions to be read out again and that's where they will begin tomorrow.