He's going to wind up with a lot of reluctant, unhappy jurors, ... And if they don't want to be there, they may not listen to the evidence. It's dangerous to force people into jury service.

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What Janet Reno has to consider is, 'Do I go through this long process with the odds against getting the death penalty, or do I end it here?'

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It won't escape the jury that this guy is not all there. I'm not sure that makes a huge difference in the guilt phase except for softening up the jury for the penalty phase.

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The defense can still present circumstantial evidence that he could not form the intent to kill, ... All this means is that they can't call the experts they couldn't call anyway because he refused to be examined.

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Not only does it take a statute that was designed to go after the bad guys -- the criminals -- and use it against law enforcement, but it does it in a way that could cost the city hundreds of millions of dollars.

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If you believe the victim, then you can have proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

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The timing smells. It seems like more than coincidence. When something like this happens it makes people wonder if this has been a fair and honest trial.

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The jury will infer a defense that isn't argued.

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This is probably the most important phase of jury selection, and jury selection may be the most important phase of the trial, ... This will be the chance for lawyers to see whether these are jurors with an agenda.

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