The defense is effectively using a defense tactic to elongate the framework of time and focusing on examples of continue resistance. Both the prosecution and defense have done good jobs in closing.
...This type of granular analysis can be effective, particularly in creating the foundation (at a minimum) for a hung jury. These are the type of defense arguments that have not been fully explained in much of the coverage. jonathanturley.org/2021/03/19/the…
...The prosecution did an excellent job on the critical 9 minutes as the framework. As a criminal defense lawyer, I often tell my students that verdicts are often determined not just by the narrative but the framing of the relevant time period.
...Nelson hit Dr. Tobin's testimony particularly hard and effectively. He also was effective in attacking witnesses and the prosecution discarding the role of other factors in the cause of death. It is likely that the jury would view these factors as contributing to the death.
...That is what the jurors read on the pathology report. If the prosecution has a central weakness, it is the dismissal of such issues as immaterial.
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