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Old 04-13-2024, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ithos View Post
The change of venue probably caused the makeup of the jury made a conviction much more challenging. Not sure of the reason. I remember a commentary from a pundit that it was because the DA thought it would be better for media exposure. But their were other opinions.

And I believe with Mark Fuhrman as a key witness and the Rodney King death trial, the prosecution case was doomed with 9 blacks on the jury regardless of the evidence.
Rodney King "death trial"???

He died by drowning 20 years later...
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