Post AVU5CQ41B0jkFHjLai by Lowie@universeodon.com
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(DIR) Post #AVU4unhEZZfGKOfjTE by GottaLaff@mastodon.social
2023-05-09T14:32:12Z
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Via @KlasfeldReports #EJeanCarroll #Trump #legal For those asking — and as the judge will instruct the jury — yes, the verdict must be unanimous. This is a federal court civil case, and civil verdicts in other jurisdictions do not require unanimity.Judge Kaplan is explaining the Adult Survivors Act. 1/…
(DIR) Post #AVU4uoWzT944uut48u by GottaLaff@mastodon.social
2023-05-09T14:32:55Z
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2/ Kaplan:"I emphasize to you that this is a civil case for damages. It is not a criminal case."He notes that the first count asks the jury whether they find, by a preponderance of the evidence, that Trump raped her.
(DIR) Post #AVU4upDAwIoD1kcktc by GottaLaff@mastodon.social
2023-05-09T14:44:16Z
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3/ Kaplan then recites other legal theories of "battery" under Count One to the jury.Those instructions contain a much more expansive definition of forcible touching, which would fall short of rape but would allow jurors to reach a verdict of liable.The jury instructions will likely become public in written form, and we'll [Klasfeld] share the document once it becomes public.
(DIR) Post #AVU4uprEXMqr1zMkKm by GottaLaff@mastodon.social
2023-05-09T16:20:58Z
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4/ Here you go:The verdict sheet in Carroll v. Trump is four pages long. This first page illustrates the various theories under which a jury can find the former president liable of battery under New York's Adult Survivors Act.Doc: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23808241-carroll-ii-verdict-form-final
(DIR) Post #AVU5CQ41B0jkFHjLai by Lowie@universeodon.com
2023-05-09T16:32:42Z
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@GottaLaff Either way this goes, I’m sure there are so many victims out there who never said anything about their rape. 😢I know it only takes one juror to kill it and that sucks. I support E. Jean and I’m proud of her for telling.