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Apparently, it's rare for lawyers to draw objections during their opening statements, but it happened twice for Trump's team today and the judge sustained both objections.

MSNBC Commentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-XetPGnx0M

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[–] downpunxx@fedia.io -3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

they won't "hold up the delivery of a verdict" lol, what, jury nullification occurs when on juror votes against the majority, rendering any agreement impossible, leading to a mistrial, or in some cases a complete reversal

[–] snooggums@midwest.social 23 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Jury nullification is when the entire jury finds someone not guilty when they clearly are. A mistrial or a jury failing to render a verdict is not jury nullification.

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

This. If it's a hung jury they aren't found "not guilty". They can be retried. If the jury collectively renders a not guilty verdict, they can't be tried again.