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Focus much more on race. i think as you say, looking at an 11-1 jury, the prosecutor decided not to emphasis that strain even though it seems really part of what was going on. but this national controversy is going to continue with a whole other trial. >> david, it was interesting to see what the judge let in and let out, right? they couldnt talk about some of the words that were used by these defendants after shooting mr. arbery. the prosecution, however, i think at the end there was able to we...

Of the jurors was already leaving. he said it was due to a medical issue. it is not the single african-american juror. instead, its a white female and she will be replaced by another white female who is alternate number one. but it means even before we get to the most difficult part of this trial, they have already lost one alternate and have three left, and cant afford to lose many more. christine and laura. >> martin, thank you for that. lets bring in jennifer rodgers, our legal analyst and fo...

Fox News correspondent Matt Finn joins Special Report live from Minneapolis. A panel of jurors is deliberating the fate of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was charged in the May 2020 death of George Floyd, but there’s no clear answer as to how long it will take for the panel to deliberate charges against Chauvin. After more than two weeks of witness testimony and hours of attorney arguments, Chauvin’s fate is now in the hands of a 12-person jury, which has been se...

Some of the things that have happened. you never know what a jury will do. griff: you never know with a jury. if you put yourself in those jurors shoes how would you see, this don? >> i dont think i would find him guilty of the murder. you know, i think if, you know, they dont have an autopsy so they dont know what killed the isis fighter. but, certainly there is credible evidence that chief gallagher that could be an aggravated assault. the text messages, the pictures. military juries are very ...

There is one holdout here. >> i dont know that thats actually true. last week that appeared to be true. >> on friday. >> yes. but today, what the jurors suggested was that a majority of them could not come to the conclusion. so we dont know anymore whether it was 11-1, whether that was in fact accurate last week, whether they went back and deliberated. its clear that there were 11 white people on this jury and one african-american man and thats a systemic problem that needs to be dealt with for ...

Charleston. its an interesting place. a little like ferguson, actually, a suburb of charleston that has become majority black. i think its 60 to 40%. its odd that thats the jury composition. >> its not odd and the defense actually did strike i think seven of the nine jurors struck by the defense were minorities. five of them were african-american. two were latino. the prosecution did raise a challenge, challenging the striking of the jurors based on race and after hearing the explanations offere...

Knock joke? for a defense attorney, normally doesnt have to apologize to the jury in the opening statements. >> look, having used humor in the courtroom quite a few times, sometimes working, sometimes not, its not damaging at all. its embarrassing, youre mortified. you wish the joke had been better. you notice he did get a little bit of a laugh when he said, hey, nothing. its all going to be forgotten in the wash. i understand people want to make a big deal out of it, but i dont think it matters...

Mark geragos. how damaging was this knock knock joke? for a defense attorney, normally doesnt have to apologize to the jury in the opening statements. >> look, having used humor in the courtroom quite a few times, sometimes working, sometimes not, its not damaging at all. its embarrassing, youre mortified. you wish the joke had been better. you notice he did get a little bit of a laugh when he said, hey, nothing. its all going to be forgotten in the wash. i understand people want to make a big d...

This young man is somehow abhorrent and somehow against the norm of the american society, what does that say about the millions of kids -- >> thats what i thought was so brilliant and effective of the prosecutions opening line, opening with that line, the reminder of the line from the tapes infamously about the judgment that emanated in that moment, in that one moment by george zimmerman -- >> as a racialized judgment. it wasnt just -- the blanking punks, and george zimmerman is a man who called...

Abhorrent and somehow against the norm of the american society, what does that say about the millions of kids -- >> thats what i thought was so brilliant and effective of the prosecutions opening line, opening with that line, the reminder of the line from the tapes infamously about the judgment that emanated in that moment, in that one moment by george zimmerman -- >> as a racialized judgment. its not a race neutral judgment. it wasnt just -- the blanking punks, and george zimmerman is a man who...