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jiminy christmas isn't this jumping the gun a bit LOL.
I just notice so many people worrying that "all it takes is that one juror and KC will walk free." However, if there is a retrial that's not necessarily the case
The reality is we don't know if they would retry it if we don't know what the issues are. If they have good evidence and present a strong case and the jury is hung, they will interview the jurors see what the problem was and re-try. if their case is not strong and the vote isn't even close, they will have to seriously consider that they do not have the goods and not retry.
What I mean is it is, imo, impossible to answer this question until we see their CIC.
Also, if there is a mistrail and they chose to retry the case, does KC get held in jail until the retrial or is she set free for the time being?
The reality is we don't know if they would retry it if we don't know what the issues are. If they have good evidence and present a strong case and the jury is hung, they will interview the jurors see what the problem was and re-try. if their case is not strong and the vote isn't even close, they will have to seriously consider that they do not have the goods and not retry.
What I mean is it is, imo, impossible to answer this question until we see their CIC.
Like I said , imo it depends on what the jurors say. Why didn't they convict? what were the issues? if the issues are surmountable, then yes they will retry. if the issues are insurmountable they might not want to, or try her on lesser charges if that would help.True, my question is more based on if people think, at this point, the prosecutors think KC is guilty enough and the charges against her are worth putting in the time and effort for a retrial.
Nancy T is also correct in that if there is just one holdout, there is no doubt it will be retried.JBean has hit the nail right on the head. We also have to remember that she's also facing check fraud and theft charges. They have her red handed on that one. So, she will do time.
If she manages to weasel out of the murder charges with the "one hung juror" then we can only hope that the judge will sentence her to consecutive sentences on the check/theft charges (which I believe there are 17 of). Ten years on each charge. 170 years consecutively! Works for me!
Okay i see more what you are asking. i just thought you meant in general.A better title should probably have been "if the verdict was 11-1 in favor of conviction." I know a bunch of us are worried about that 1 juror and KC walking free but I just don't see how they wouldn't retry based on 1 person. And I was just wondering other people's opinions..
I voted yes as I have always maintained Casey would be indicted for a death penalty crime.
If they fail to convince a jury there was premeditation, it will not preclude this from being a death penalty case.
If they find Caylee was killed during agg. child abuse...that is also first degree murder and a capital offense in Florida.
Interesting legal point was brought up by a Wser yesterday, sorry I cannot recall who.
But the Supreme Court has ruled that all 12 jurors do not have to agree on premeditation vs death during agg. child abuse for it to be a unanimous verdict.
The Court's reasoning was that both methods of causing death equate to first degree murder and hence they do not take the jury's findings into the realm of 2 different crimes so as to make them not unanimous.
In plain English, if 6 jurors say death during child abuse but no premeditation to kill....and 6 say it was premeditated---that is a unanimous verdict of guilty.
Sorry about the yakkety yakkety....I just found that really interesting so thanks again to whoever posted that case!:blowkiss: