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Things can happen so quickly, and you kind of wonder, like, what did the judge just say? What does this necessarily mean for this motion? Or did that get denied? Or did she approve that? So I guess I kind of understand just from being a bystander in the courtroom how it can go very quickly.

And if you're not familiar with the legal process, you may not completely be following exactly to a tee what they want you to do. What the jurors have said, at least the ones that have come forward to the defense, they said, hey, this was confusing. We didn't know if we could just make decisions on a couple of the charges and leave one blank. We thought it was all or nothing.

And if you're not familiar with the legal process, you may not completely be following exactly to a tee what they want you to do. What the jurors have said, at least the ones that have come forward to the defense, they said, hey, this was confusing. We didn't know if we could just make decisions on a couple of the charges and leave one blank. We thought it was all or nothing.

So that's why they say they didn't right then and there find her not guilty of the second-degree murder charge. And they said that things ended so quickly, they felt they were kind of rushed out of the building at the end of this. Also, we never heard from the defense.

So that's why they say they didn't right then and there find her not guilty of the second-degree murder charge. And they said that things ended so quickly, they felt they were kind of rushed out of the building at the end of this. Also, we never heard from the defense.

When the judge declared a mistrial, I think the defense could have stood up and said, hey, can we at least figure out if they made any decisions on any of these charges?

When the judge declared a mistrial, I think the defense could have stood up and said, hey, can we at least figure out if they made any decisions on any of these charges?

First, the defense filed a motion to dismiss, claiming that they spoke to three jurors who said that, hey, we don't feel comfortable with the way this ended because we all had decided in our deliberations that we were taking...

First, the defense filed a motion to dismiss, claiming that they spoke to three jurors who said that, hey, we don't feel comfortable with the way this ended because we all had decided in our deliberations that we were taking...

two of the three charges against Karen Reid off the table, that they found that the murder charge and the leaving the scene of a fatal crash charge, that there wasn't evidence to support that. They were stuck on the felony manslaughter charge. So they filed a motion to dismiss with information from three jurors.

two of the three charges against Karen Reid off the table, that they found that the murder charge and the leaving the scene of a fatal crash charge, that there wasn't evidence to support that. They were stuck on the felony manslaughter charge. So they filed a motion to dismiss with information from three jurors.

And then a couple of days later, Alan Jackson files a new motion saying, hey, we have a fourth juror who's come forward, who's saying essentially the same thing. And this juror says they will go on the record and testify to the fact that the jury had reached conclusions on two of the three charges as long as they're not identified.

And then a couple of days later, Alan Jackson files a new motion saying, hey, we have a fourth juror who's come forward, who's saying essentially the same thing. And this juror says they will go on the record and testify to the fact that the jury had reached conclusions on two of the three charges as long as they're not identified.

None of these internal votes or decisions by the jury were ever recorded, were ever put on the record. And it would seem odd to bring a jury back and say, you know, hey, you had a chance to check this not guilty box, but you didn't.

None of these internal votes or decisions by the jury were ever recorded, were ever put on the record. And it would seem odd to bring a jury back and say, you know, hey, you had a chance to check this not guilty box, but you didn't.