The defense is finishing his closing argument. TV cameras are set up in the court room (which is packed) in case a verdict is handed down today. I will be refreshing like there’s no tomorrow. I have been embroiled in this case for so long that this is edge-of-the-seat shit right now!!
I wanted to add that the jury has the option of convicting Hans Reiser with murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree or voluntary manslaughter.
There is a very active forum at In Session that I have been browsing through. There are some attorneys participating along with other legal analystists. So far I am on the same page with most of the people on that board.
My guess for the outcome of this trial, based on the information that I have read from three diferent sources, is a verdict of Not Guilty.
It seems like the jury is already pretty heavily biased from what I’ve read in Wired. They seem enthralled by Hora’s arguments, scrupulously taking notes. However, then DuBois made his arguments, from what I hear, only one juror took notes while they other sate with their arms crossed.
I would be extremely surprised if they came back with a verdict of not-guilty simply because I think the defense seems to have done a better job of convincing the jury he’s guilty than the prosecution did.