Family Member Of Child Murdered By Cruz, Said Jury Verdict Was 11-1 In Favor Of Death

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64. Happens

More than you might think. I've sat on a few juries but the one that stands out was a murder trial. And a little more than half the jury completely disregarded judges instructions, trial testimony and went with their own conjured up feelings based on nothing but imagination. We even had a few that were adamant about guilt because the defendant didn't testify. A constitutional right. Yes, they were willing to convict of murder based solely on that. Because hey, if you were innocent you'd testify right? Needless to say, we deadlocked. I highly recommend EVERYONE sit on a jury and not do everything under the sun to get out of it. Because once you do, and see how it all works and what goes on in the jury room, you'll have a whole different take on the US justice system. And be HIGHLY motivated to make sure your butt never ends up in the defendants chair and terrified at the same time at the realization that if you do, those 12 people in the other room, well, it's a total crap shoot.