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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
Ok, but it doesn't change the fact that he actually did say this at trial.
I mean just because the defense team didn't lay out the trial strategy for a full on self defense argument doesn't really mean a thing for jurors. They can consider what they want as factual evidence. Just because the judge and lawyers set a defined trial strategy really doesn't mean much.
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No, juries are instructed by the trial judge to only consider specific defences which have an "air of reality." It does not sound like self defence was such a defence. If the jury considered self defence, the verdict should be quashed. Unfortunately, we'll never know.