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Reasonable doubt gets so screwed up by so many jurors.

It doesn't mean if there is a doubt that the person did it they're found not guilty, it means with all the evidence and testimony is there any reasonable doubt they didn't do it. I didn't watch the whole trial but this sure seemed to show there was only doubt she didn't do it and any reasonable person would conclude she did murder her child.

I've been on two juries where my fellow jurors wanted it to be proved beyond all doubt that the defendant did it. Fortunately they were convinced there was enough evidence and testimony to convict. It made me wonder how anybody with a decent lawyer gets convicted.
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