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Just before everything went into stasis due to COVID.
Felony domestic violence case. Guy accused of abusing his daughter in a public place. No witnesses aside from the defendant & the "victim".
I got selected as Foreman. We discussed the testimony for under 10 minutes. I was hearing a lot of the same points, so I called for the first vote.
12 not guilty. Yep, our entire deliberation was 8 or 9 minutes.
The prosecution not only didn't prove the guy did anything wrong, they didn't even prove a crime had occurred.
I was surprised it warranted an indictment.
Afterwards, we find out that the defendant had been granted an order of protection from the ex-wife. SHE was the violent one.
The daughter was VERY unconvincing on the stand. And, quite uncomfortable. I can't be sure she didn't fall because she tripped & dad was there to help her up.
The prosecutors got a jury involved in a family feud resulting from a messy divorce.
What a waste of time.