he needs kyle rittenhouse's lawyer.
and have kyle teach him the art of fake crying.
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Apparently there were black potential jurors in the pool. They weren't selected because they said stuff like:
"I don't know if I would feel right putting a brotha in jail"
That's a direct quote from one of them. Blacks have a pretty significant racial solidarity if not just outright racism problem as it pertains to Whites.
Apparently there were black potential jurors in the pool. They weren't selected because they said stuff like:
"I don't know if I would feel right putting a brotha in jail"
That guy just knew how to get out of jury duty.
@unclemark a simpler version of "I'm a big believer in jury nullification in situations where the law seems unjust".
Hope is not optimism, which expects things to turn out well, but something rooted in the conviction that there is good worth working for. - Seamus Heaney, Irish poet and likely Hoosier basketball fan.
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Sure fire answer to get out of jury duty: “He wouldn’t be on trial if he wasn’t guilty.”Apparently there were black potential jurors in the pool. They weren't selected because they said stuff like:
"I don't know if I would feel right putting a brotha in jail"
That guy just knew how to get out of jury duty.
you don't feel their is any sort of solid ground for an appeal? I feel like I've read about similar cases that resulted in lesser charges. I'm not advocating for that, just asking the lawyers what they think will happen next.Yes, it escalated. Anthony decided to antagonize the other kids. Metcalf pushed him. And so Anthony took a knife and stabbed him in the heart after saying "touch me and see what happens." That's not a random tragedy; it's murder. Sounds like the jury found that Anthony was itching for a fight and got one. They had ample evidence to do so.He is clearly guilty and should face punishment. However, 1st degree? Can the lawyers on the board explain that part? Seems like it was a random fight amongst teenagers that escalated into a terrible tragedy.
It seems like Anthony's best argument was self-defense, and the jury rejected it. That's hard to overcome on appeal, because it's a factual ruling by the jury that judges are loathe to question. As long as the judge provided the requisite instruction and didn't bias the jury on this point, it's a steep climb.
Necessary disclaimer: not a criminal attorney. Most serious charge I ever defended was animal hoarding.
you don't feel their is any sort of solid ground for an appeal? I feel like I've read about similar cases that resulted in lesser charges. I'm not advocating for that, just asking the lawyers what they think will happen next.Yes, it escalated. Anthony decided to antagonize the other kids. Metcalf pushed him. And so Anthony took a knife and stabbed him in the heart after saying "touch me and see what happens." That's not a random tragedy; it's murder. Sounds like the jury found that Anthony was itching for a fight and got one. They had ample evidence to do so.He is clearly guilty and should face punishment. However, 1st degree? Can the lawyers on the board explain that part? Seems like it was a random fight amongst teenagers that escalated into a terrible tragedy.
It seems like Anthony's best argument was self-defense, and the jury rejected it. That's hard to overcome on appeal, because it's a factual ruling by the jury that judges are loathe to question. As long as the judge provided the requisite instruction and didn't bias the jury on this point, it's a steep climb.
Necessary disclaimer: not a criminal attorney. Most serious charge I ever defended was animal hoarding.
Most anything is hard to overcome on appeal it think its like a 5 percent success rate and usually probably when some dna comes into pay or something with science to prove somebody did not do a crime. Judges to not like to overturn convictions so you better have something darn good to make them do so. I have no idea what his appeal will even be but its a pretty hard climb I would think.
just asking the lawyers what they think will happen next.
The kid will lose the appeal and will spend years in jail. Self defense is a way for an individual to escape responsibility for taking the life of another. Anthony did not come close to establishing any element to prove SD. If I was his lawyer, I would have busted my ass trying to get a manslaughter agreement. He wasn’t well represented.
The fact the jury was bac k in two hours proves the case was cut and dry to them. Maybe he did not want to take a deal but it would have been in his best interest. Any appeal will likely go nowhere on this case.
