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Jurors. i wonder, do you believe they have? >> i do believe that the state has met the burden. you know, reasonable doubt is not doubt beyond any doubt. it is not 100%. and its a standard that means that the jury has to find they are firmly convinced of the defendants guilt. and i think the state has done that. its been a difficult trial, its been a long trial but i think overall the evidence that the state has, particularly the way kracreighton water creighto waters pulled it together yesterday...

Burden of proof, their heavy burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. and one of the reasons that defendants are presumed innocent and that government has such a high burden is because in criminal cases, the defendant really doesnt have the ability, doesnt have the resources, doesnt have the lawful authority to execute search warrants, subpoena documents, to prove his or her innocence, and so a defendant cannot secure a crime scene, cannot lift a crime scene for fingerprints, shoe wear impress...

This burden of proof that we have, many of you may have had experience with civil cases, and in civil cases the burden of proof is much lower and is called by a preponderance of the evidence, and you may have seen lawyers or judges or watched on tv as they -- as they give a visual image of lady justice whos blind, whos blindfolded so shes not biased from one side or the other, and theres scales on lady justice, and those scales are the scales of justice, and in a civil case if one party proves t...

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Testified before the grand jury told them there was blood on the shirt. that was not true. thats a big deal. to the extent the jury is bothered by something like that and thinks investigators messed up so much that they actually perhaps didnt consider someone else could have committed the crime, you could see the jury bothered by that. one thing you didnt hear from the defense today, which is something that could be on the minds of the jury, which is if alex murdaugh did not commit these murders...

Patient respect to prosecutors, and the judge. they understand that their job is to decide this case based solely on the evidence that they hear in the courtroom. juries do a pretty good job at that. that is one of the reasons that the defense wanted them to see the murdaugh home in this area where the murders took place to give them some special context. because the defenses job is to create reasonable doubt in the mind of at least one juror. that is all they have to do. convince one juror to h...

In judge pirro to give us more contest. as mercedes says, look, if this goes a fair distance with the jury, then both sides think, you know what? maybe they are mulling over the evidence. maybe they are being thoughtful and precise about this. but if it starts to go a little longer than normal, theres somebody that is holding out. theres some kind of problem that they cant agree. that becomes a difficult burden for the prosecution. >> thats a hung jury. it wouldnt be surprising. i want to go bac...

Little bit. you lie about everything, judge. again, tough to get over. >> as a judge, i would instruct a jury and have many times that if you believe this witness and the defendant has lied about one thing, you are free to assume that that witness has lied about everything and you can disregard that testimony. but remember, there is no burden of proof on the defendant. hes presumed to be innocent. but when you put together all of the circumstantial evidence, that rove of innocence just blows off...

>> reporter: victor, right now we are waiting for court to return essentially so the judge can charge the jury. this is the moment that for the past nearly six weeks everybody in that courtroom has been waiting for. perhaps not the least, alex murdaugh. his defense attorney giving a closing argument that focused on what they characterize as a miserable law enforcement investigation, as well as trying to poke holes in the states narrative and harnessing emotion. but both sides in the reply from t...

Judges or watched on tv as they give a visual image of lady justice who is blindfolded so she is not biased for one side of the other and scales on lady justice. those scales are the scales of justice. and in a civil case, if one party proves their case by a preponderance of the evidence, meaning ever so slightly tilt the scales in their favor they are entitled to the verdict. there is another heightened level of burden of proof in a civil case clear and convincing evidence. things to prove frau...