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Mostly what you heard from jurors was just how dramatic the drug issue, the addiction issue has been in many of their own lives that was interesting point is looking through some of the people we're talking about. >> i mean, they have six men. they have six women some were gun owners, at least six who've had some family or personal connection to drug or alcohol addiction that as a jury composition, it could very well go either way. no one guarantees anything from any juror, but what it out to you about the composition so i think one is reminder that wilmington is a small place, a number of pla...

Committed an act in a prosecutors can't establish that something wasn't accidental the jury can't convict, and so the defense is putting in in the water for the jury this notion that what prosecutors have not and will not be able to establish the mental state necessary. now, i think that's a bit of a stretch because you're talking about filling out a form and possessing a firearm and addiction, but that is how an effect good defense work goes. >> let me bring bruce into this conversation. bruce, what do you make of the defense's opening statements well, i think that it's a very nuanced defense...

What you think of these opening statements here. first, the prosecution, they use quotes from hunter biden's memoir where he described his quote superpower of finding crack anywhere anytime. also, a picture of a gun. there were pictures of drugs found on his electronic devices and the he closed the opening statement by saying addiction may not be a choice, but buying a gun is so what did you think about that briana, i thought that the prosecutors did a very effective job and presenting their case, so i bought a prosecutors will tell you that often the most compelling, powerful evidence you can...

His taxes, their term, errors on his tax return filings, after he was sober and part of this case, we know from previous reporting, is he made arguments, hunter biden's attorneys did, this guy is filing taxes, it appears at a time when he was going through a serious addiction issue. she was speaking a little bit to intent. and remember, we've talked about it all day, the possible sentences, likely no jail time, probation on the tax charges, that's not a guarantee. the judge has to sign off on that. i think that's something long-term. we want to watch near term. it came to a point once the plea...

In any health care setting. no, i believe the numbers are really underreported from the pharmacies and i think the challenge is they provide a real community service and supporting some really vulnerable victims, whether it's a mental health or an addiction issue. and i think they're really keen to support those clients and don't want to see police action taken against them. in terms of guidance for them, i think this is an opportunity to look at around technical options such as body worn video, use of cctv and kind of panic alarms, and also where pharmacies can work together and work with loc...