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BruceWane

(384 posts)
7. Not in this case
Thu May 30, 2024, 05:10 PM
May 2024

An acquittal requires all 12 jurors to vote "not guilty"

A guilty verdict requires all 12 jurors to vote "guilty".

A hung jury means a unanimous vote could not be reached.

Due to the evidence presented, all expert analysis has been that the best outcome Trump could hope for is a hung jury. If that was a possibility, the jury would take far longer to deliberate as it is their primary duty to reach a verdict.

The relatively short jury deliberation points to a likely guilty verdict.

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