21. But there is no requirement that the jury has to agree on which five people, he said. 22. By the end of his demonstration, the jury had before it a smorgasbord of ersatz gore, and Lee had another stained white shirt. 23. Despite this numerical imbalance, the jury had no trouble in reaching a first-degree murder verdict and imposing a death sentence. 24. Defense attorney Tony Jimenez, who made an impassioned plea for probation in his closing argument, said after the verdict that the jury had a difficult decision. 25. For a circus, this jury had the worst seat in the house. 26. For example, a jury often has a limited view of such objects as X-rays, photographs or guns. 27. He adds that Washington juries have a reputation for looking at the events surrounding the case and then deciding whether the law should apply. 28. Here was a man seemingly guilty as guilty gets, and yet the jury had a hard time staying awake, much less following a train of thought. 29. I knew the jury would have trouble with the affair. 30. If death is being sought, a conviction would mean a jury would have to decide life or death. |