re: #161 darthstar

Just because the defense is using mistrial as a strategy doesn’t mean they’ll get it. The prosecution has been more than obsequious to the judge in this case and he doesn’t have grounds (yet) to declare his court a mess.

What this says is that having Kyle take the stand was a mistake and the defense attorneys know it. He’s about as sympathetic a presence as your garden variety thug, and an un-tailored suit doesn’t change that about his appearance in the slightest.

I think the jury will convict and the judge will be lenient.

I’m thinking if this does end up going to the jury, he’ll get acquittal on all but 1-2 of the minor charges. He’ll walk out of the courthouse with little more than probation and a matter of days he’ll be touring the Wingnut Welfare Circuit talking about how his victims “deserved to die.”