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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is reasonable doubt.[/quote]

No there's not.[/quote]

There was already one hung jury. Reasonable doubt. [/quote]
Fair or not, that is not how the US justice system works, or she wouldn't be re-tried right now. The state gets another bite at the apple.  Circumstantial evidence counts, and doubt has to be "reasonable." Beyond a reasonable doubt does not mean beyond no doubt whatsoever. We'll see what happens [/quote]

I agree it’s not predictable. But there are enough people who think she didn’t do it that the likelihood one of them is on the jury is pretty good. I’m not sure how they even found a pool of people with no prior opinion on the matter.
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I certainly don't know as much about this case as some posters on here, but I'm not sure where the "reasonable" doubt is yet. Some far-fetched doubt in the realm of an unlikely possibility? Maybe. But it seems likely that this was at least done unintentionally while under the influence.[/quote]

It’s also possible that this was a complete accident. John could have fallen and hit his head while walking across the lawn to the front door. There was a light dusting of snow on the ground, so could be slippery, and John had also been drinking. Slippery ground plus a little unsteady on one’s feet could result in a fall with his head hitting a rock. This theory fits with the expert testimony that the injuries were not consistent with being struck by a vehicle.

This is one of the many sad aspects of this case. The precipitating injury could have been a complete accident, and everybody is blaming everyone else. But there are too many possibilities, and so many things that don’t add up, that it would be very difficult as a juror to be able to vote guilty without a reasonable doubt. 
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