Request for a mistrial.

[LV426]

He was impeached for it, remember?

Was he convicted, though?

Wouldn't his comments have poisoned the jury, since members of the jury met with his defense counsel before the trial even started?

Why are you not calling for water's impeachment

Because she didn't lie about anything. You and Trump did, though. Your lies are directly responsible for what happened on 1/6, but nothing Maxine Waters said is responsible for what may or may not happen following the verdict.

Everything you are accusing Waters of, you are guilty of doing on JPP. And we have a record of it.

Do you need to wait until our cities burn again?

Maybe don't kill Black people and we won't have to be in this situation.

But you and your "very fine people" just can't control yourselves.

[TTQ64]

Untrue

THE JUDGE WENT ALONG WITH THAT DUMB SHIT................................THANK GAWD HE DIDNT DECLARE THE MISTRAIL.

[Grumpy]

The Defense attorney basically asked for a redo, that's what a mistrial is.

Thank you ... I already knew that, I thought there was another point you were making

[Grumpy]

He made some comments during the final rebuttal that the defense objected to and asked for (I think) a mistrial based on prosecutorial misconduct. The Judge denied the request based on the fact that he instructed the jurors to disregard the prosecutor's improper comments.

Just one more grounds for appeal if Chauvin is convicted.

Yeah ... it's like trying to unring the bell. The prosecutor knew that ahead of time and poisoned the jury.

[Jarod]

The judge recognized that they had cause for an appeal due to it...

Not exactly, he recognized that they "may" have a cause for an appeal. ITs not his decision to make at this time. If he believed it was something that would be incurable at the trial level he would have granted the mistrial. He made a decision that would have to be called an error if it is reversed on appeal.

[Damocles]

Not exactly, he recognized that they "may" have a cause for an appeal. ITs not his decision to make at this time.

Pretty much any defense attorney would have made the request, at least if they were worth even a portion of the money they are making for this. I'm not sure what the point of this thread is other than Jarod, an attorney and therefore an officer of the court, thinks that the court shouldn't allow a vigorous defense if he has prejudged somebody guilty for a crime.

[Jarod]

A defense lawyer's duty is to try to do everything legally in his power to get his client off.

Either via acquittal or by getting the charges against him dropped or by getting the case thrown out or by having a mistrial declared over any perceived, possible misstep by the state and holding their feet to the fire.

It has nothing to do with "being afraid they lost".

You should know that innately.

What do you think happens if the Judge grants a mistrial? Do you think the defendant is absolved of the charges?

[Truth Detector]

All I need to know about what the attorneys think about this case is the defense is last minute request for a mistrial.

^All we need to know of how little you know about the law.

[Truth Detector]

I'm trying hard ... but I don't understand what you mean by this.

This is a very common feeling when dealing with a lying, dishonest dunce like Jarod.

[Damocles]

What do you think happens if the Judge grants a mistrial? Do you think the defendant is absolved of the charges?

Nope. The trial can be brought forward again, or the prosecutor can cut their losses and leave with the "kiss my sister" feeling in his mouth. In this case they certainly would bring them forward again. Imagine the reaction of the potential rioters if he had declared a mistrial. Basically, this makes it so we cannot be sure the judge made the decision for another reason than the threat of violence that could happen if the "wrong choice" were made.

[Truth Detector]

Yes, but if I feel very good about my chances of winning, I’m not about to request a mistrial.

What does this have to do with you??? You think throwing four police officers, who were doing their jobs, under the bus is winning? How fucking dumb are you losers on the left???

[Truth Detector]

You mean like Donald Trump did?

[Jarod]

Nope. The trial can be brought forward again, or the prosecutor can cut their losses and leave with the "kiss my sister" feeling in his mouth. In this case they certainly would bring them forward again. Imagine the reaction of the potential rioters if he had declared a mistrial. Basically, this makes it so we cannot be sure the judge made the decision for another reason than the threat of violence that could happen if the "wrong choice" were made.

They would certainly bring the new charges. Defense believes they did not have their best case presented.

[Damocles]

They would certainly bring the new charges. Defense believes they did not have their best case presented.

Defense believes that folks can be intimidated and threatened. We all know that it can happen. Maxine should have kept her gob shut.

[Nomad]

What do you think happens if the Judge grants a mistrial? Do you think the defendant is absolved of the charges?

The defense would immediately ask that his client be released on bail for one thing.

Then the state would have to start all over again.

There is the possibility that the state wouldn't seek to retry, but highly doubtful in this case.

But that is not the point.

The point is that the defense has a legal and ethical obligation to hold the state's feet to the fire in any legal way it can.

It has nothing to do with being afraid they lost.