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Re:Software developer arrested in connection with murder of ... by RHSeeger on Tuesday December 10, 2024 @02:22AM (#42374614)
> Jury nullification wouldn't have mattered

Why is that? Was it just the sentencing phase?

Re:Software developer arrested in connection with murder of ... by grogenaut on Monday December 16, 2024 @01:42AM (#42428555)
The jury ended up giving them assault, not aggrivated. Aggrivated required pre-mediatation. But the guy was drunk and did something dumb and quick. It wasn't pre-meditated. The judge was essentially telling us it had to be aggrivated, but also quoted the law. The jury voted for non-aggrivated. But it was 3 strikes so he got the same sentence (the full boat) no matter if he was aggrivated or non-aggrivated.

how do I know this? the defense attorney and the prosecutor both went to bars in my neighborhood. I got both of them drinks and asked them for the back story on the case.