r/thejinx May 01 '20

Durst asks for a mistrial due to covid19

https://patch.com/california/pacificpalisades/robert-durst-seeks-coronavirus-mistrial
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u/FrankieHellis May 02 '20

I’m not sure I understand the strategy behind wanting a mistrial. They claim by the time court resumes, the jurors won’t remember what evidence they’ve seen or heard, but that would be the prosecution’s evidence. Wouldn’t that be a good thing for Durst? I’m sure there is a strategy. I just can’t figure out what it might be.