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Do i think it's a just verdict? i do not. >> your reaction? >> i think it's an absolutely just verdict. criminal trials are not designed to be a search for truth. they're designed for one simple purpose. has the prosecution met its burden of proof by proving each and every element of the crime charged beyond a reasonable doubt. that's all it is. a testing of the evidence. in this case, the prosecution did not meet its burden and the verdict should have been not guilty. and in fact, the charges as everyone has noticed have been, you know, were overblown. it's starting with the second-degree mur...