Clearing Up Trump Trial Misinformation

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(06-12-2024, 03:03 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: You'll please allow me to concede the rest of your post.  We largely agree and what we disagree on isn't worth the nitpicking.  As to this point I did want to add something.  It is very common for jury holdouts to be pressured into going along with the majority, especially when you're talking about one or two people out of twelve.  People want this to be over with, they want to go home, they've already been there for weeks, if not months.  Even in a scenario such as you provide I can absolutely see a lone holdout giving in just to move on with their lives and due to peer pressure.

It's possible. If the jury were out for several days, I think that would be more likely but, if I recall correctly, they came back in less than a day. if there were hold outs, they didn't hold out for very long