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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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I think that this is why the jury acquitted and why the defense was very shrewd in raising all the elements of self defense without having to meet the legal burden of self defense and why the not guilty finding on the manslaughter charge was a miscarriage of justice based solely on the testimony of the accused.