The Madras high court on Tuesday delivered a split verdict in the case relating to the alleged illegal custody of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) last month under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
37, and that could have a definite impact upon the length of this trial, which i think is going to extend well into 2024 stwl so indictments come in all shapes and sizes. i ve seen indictments more detailed than this and longer than this. we used to do it sometimes, but particularly as michael said when you want to serve notice to the public and let the public know what s going on. when this goes to a jury, every one of these counts stands on its own. so it s not 37 guilties or 37 not guilties, you could have a split verdict. michael is right, every one of them is going to have to be deliberated on separately. the the last point i want to make, there s a lot of questions about will walt nauta flip. they don t need him. they have walt nauta s texts, emails, that s admissible evidence. you don t need him as a witness. if he does flip, wonderful, but they ve made clear we don t need him. jamie. i just have found that the this indictment is a damning indictment by all counts, if you
here s police body cam video of some of the arrests last august. i voted but i didn t commit no fraud. that s the thing. i don t know exactly what happened with it, but you do have a warrant. that s what it s for. let s walk over to my car. why are you doing this now and this happened years ago? i have no idea. what is wrong with this state, man? voter fraud. y all are saying anybody can vote. what do you mean i couldn t vote? the washington post reports that out of those initial 20 arrests, six have been dismissed, five defendants have accepted plea deals, and only one case has gone to trial. resulting in a split verdict. the rest of the cases are pending. so with the five plea deals and one split verdict, that s six people out of the 11.1 million floridians who voted in 2020, just a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a percent.
win. they would be very disappointed if enrique tarrio is acquitted on all accounts. your thoughts, barbara mcquade. i think a split verdict here is not a big deal as long as we see a conviction on some of the big ones. i think enrique tarrio is one of the biggest ones here. he s also charged as an aider and abetter in eight other counts. it could be jurors are having a difficult time wondering how he aided and abetted when he was not on the location. of course, encouragement, incitement, planning, all of those things are sufficient for aiding and abetting and conspiracy. it will be interesting to see which charges the jury is deadlocked on. sometimes it s something very insignificant. whether one of these five guys stole a shield from a police officer is probably