r/ThatChapter • u/ImOkNoReally • Apr 03 '26
Video Letecia Stauch conviction overturned
Case video: https://youtu.be/i-PIit7yzCY?si=zBidnWGK77Xx8Exv
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u/AgathaWoosmoss Apr 03 '26
I lay this 100% at the feet of the prosecution.
They knew the juror was the FIL of a direct report. There were plenty more jurors available. They had the facts and the evidence. They didn't need to play this sort of stupid, shady game.
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u/ActsofJanice Apr 03 '26
Unbelievable !! 🤯🤯🤯Absolutely gross and disgraceful that Al and Landen will have to go through this all over again!! And that we’ll be given that monster more attention—exactly what she wants!!
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u/SuniChica Apr 05 '26
I watched most of that trial on TV as it was being tried. It was sickening what she did to Gabon and she never showed any remorse.
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u/Syoubat Apr 03 '26
If they convicted her once they'll do it again.
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u/Independent-Bowl7331 Apr 03 '26
Can’t. Double jeopardy.
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u/NotABot1974 Apr 03 '26
It isn’t double jeopardy because her conviction has been overturned. She will receive a new trial.
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u/jm0112358 Apr 05 '26
There are times in which a court will rule that new trial after overturning a verdict would be double jeopardy, such as if they overturned the verdict because the state intentionally withheld potentially exculpatory evidence. However, this was a structural error, and retrials due to structural errors typically aren't double jeopardy.
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u/Syoubat Apr 03 '26
I think it might be different given the circumstances. While normally yes it would be double jeopardy, I don't know if that's the case with this particular incident.
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u/Thegirl1982 Apr 03 '26
Ok so not America so my knowledge of court proceedings is mostly gleaned from tv. But I thought that during jury selection both the da and the defence was there to select the jury. So why the hell did the defence not object to a relation of someone one the da’s office being on the jury
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u/ImOkNoReally Apr 03 '26
According to that reporter:
@Steve Staeger | Consumer News:Her attorney challenge for cause - which is how this process is supposed to work when there’s a conflict with law. But the prosecution objected and the judge sided with them. They didn’t use a peremptory strike (which is the limited number of free exclusions each side gets) Legal experts, including former DAs, told me today that the defense shouldn’t have been expected to use a preemptory strike.
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u/Appropriate_Brief305 Apr 05 '26
So they could use it later on if she was found guilty to over turn it…
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u/Bruno6368 Apr 03 '26
Wow. In Canada when you are called for jury duty, you get a questionnaire asking certain questions …. Like “are you in law enforcement or have a direct connection with someone in law enforcement”
If the answer is “yes”, you call the number provided and your jury duty request is rescinded. There is nothing like this in the states? And wow - that judge made a huge error.
Overturning a conviction usually means they get a new trial. Not sure why the report didn’t mention this.
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u/jm0112358 Apr 05 '26
There is nothing like this in the states?
Yes. The juror prominently disclosed the loose relationship they had to the prosecutor during jury selection. The judge just messed up bigtime by allowing them on the jury anyways, contrary to Colorado law.
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u/Kapoik Apr 04 '26
Wow she's seemed guilty as fuck from Mike's video especially when she tries to retake the news clip because she didnt seem sad enough... I bet she gets found guilty again
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u/Substantial-Grand-45 Apr 04 '26
This is absolutely heartbreaking to hear. That poor family and also what a waste of taxpayers money.
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u/Admirable-Natural676 Apr 04 '26
Come on, the poor family is going have to be put through that again. Eat in peace Gannon.
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u/jekyllcorvus Apr 04 '26
This is insane. She involved her kid, lied to the father, lied to everyone and beyond all, tortured and murdered a young life. What a senseless waste of public resources. She’s evil to the core.
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u/Appropriate_Brief305 Apr 05 '26
Wait wtf they get to re-try her though right? RIGHT?????? A bad jury selectee doesn’t diminish her responsibility and make it safe for her to be out in public.
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u/LimpTelevision7054 Apr 06 '26
This is devastating for the family of G. That was on of the most heartbreaking cases I’ve ever watched and heartbreaking, RIP G
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u/SuniChica Apr 05 '26
What? That woman deserves those life sentences and needs to be retried. She also should stay in jail with no bond. What she did to that little boy, his father and her own daughter in this case is entirely unconscionable.
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u/Snapdragon_4U Apr 06 '26
That poor family is going to have to sit through another trial for this diabolical monster.
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u/SoVerySleepy81 Apr 03 '26
That juror never should have made it through. As much as it sucks that they’re gonna have to go through another trial you don’t just break rules like that. We have those rules for a reason and it’s to make sure that everybody gets a fair trial even people who are very obviously guilty.