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Originally Posted by GregE
The problem here was that, collectively, the jury had the intelligence quotient of goldfish.
Shame on them.
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The jury wasn't the problem. The prosecution was. They had to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Casey was guilty, and they failed to do that. Like it or not, it's as simple as that. The prosecutors failed to prove their case.
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Originally Posted by GatorB
First off in most cases the jury is not given the option of a lesser sentence. The prosecutor usually goes for all or nothing. So no the jury is not unpredictable they did their job exactly as they were supposed to. Unfortunately 95% of the idiots out there think otherwise. Go to Yahoo and read the comments on this verdict. 95% think somehow the justice system is screwed. They have ZERO knowledge of the US Constitution. In America we do NOT convict on "PROBABLY did it". Occasionally that means the guilty go free. If that means a innocent person is kept out of prison then so be it.
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And what he said ^^^