The jury reached its verdict on the basis of the facts presented. The interpretation of the law was embodied in the jury instructions, and it was consistent with a number of precedential appellate rulings.Posted by gym: I would say it's safe to assume there will be an Appeal, I predict that the outcome of the appeal could reverse the decision of the jury.... I just think that if the higher courts look at tis , that the judges will have a different interpretation of the law, than the jury did.
If there is an appeal, the court could send the case back for a new trial.Lets wait a year and see how it goes. At this point things likely can't get worse for the defendant, but all to often I have seen these types of cases reversed or a different end result occur on appeal.
Unlikely, I think.
Can you list any relevant evidence that was not admitted under the governing rules of evidence?When they allow the evidence in, that they excluded from the jury, IMHO, it will just be a matter of the letter of the law rather than the emotional outcome that it became.