Thursday, December 3, 2009

Jury on a Rope

I have been informed by a commenter on the previous post that the Kevin Driscoll trial has ended in a hung jury. I am not yet aware of any details.



I had a strong hunch it would end this way when I saw how long the jury was deliberating. Clearly, they couldn't make up their mind.

 
I am aware than in two states, Louisiana and Oregon, it is possible to obtain a conviction if at least 10 of the 12 jurors agree to a guilty verdict. So, this being Oregon, I must assume that if the jury in the Driscoll trial is "hung", it means that less than ten jurors thought Kevin was guilty.


We are just going to lay low and see what the DA is going to do.  Now with all of the supporters behind Mr Driscoll this time around it is going to hit "critical mass".