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Carol Erskine

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Defense attorney Kevin Reddington explicitly stated today that there are “many issues” for a potential appeal if there is a conviction. Let me count the ways:

1. Improper opening statements by the CW
2. Violation of evidentiary rules (Catholicism and mortal sin X 2)
3. Denial

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Why might the Clancy jury be taking so long? One issue worth considering is what the jury was told about the consequences of its verdict.

The defense requested a "Mutina instruction" for an important reason: to prevent jurors from believing that a verdict of not guilty by reason

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