Coronado defense wins skirmish
Sep 13th, 2007 by admin
Kelly Davis wrote an interesting post today on
Here’s a quick excerpt
The judge in the Rod Coronado trial gave the defense a significant victory Wednesday when he signaled his intent to tell jurors that they must find that when Coronado spoke to a Hillcrest audience four years ago, he not only meant to teach them step-by-step how to commit arson but also that arson was “imminent” and “likely” to occur because of Coronado’s words.
“The rubber meets the road, I think, when it comes to jury instructions,” Judge Jeffrey Miller said. The jury gets its instructions before beginning its deliberations, which could start Friday or Monday.
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Read the rest of this great post here