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Mar 14, 2026, 1:25 PM
@JizzelEtBass regarding why Song's attorneys didn't argue self-defense -- days into the trial, the judge granted the prosecution's motion to block the defense from claiming self-defense or defense of others: https://prairielanddefendants.com/court-notes/march-3rd-federal-trial-day-7/#morning-session-ruling-on-self-defense-motion-8-45-am
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488/gov.uscourts.txnd.410488.348.0.pdf
Here are the jury instructions: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71664415/366/united-states-v-arnold/
But people reported seeing a juror crying after deliberations finished.
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William Canna-bassJizzelEtBass@kolektiva.social
Mar 14, 2026, 2:07 PM
@dfwsupportcommittee Awesome, TYSM!
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William Canna-bassJizzelEtBass@kolektiva.social
Mar 14, 2026, 2:08 PM
@dfwsupportcommittee I wasn't aware the Judge granted the motion, just that the motion was made by prosecution.
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Shoulda Paid Us EnMuff to Liveriotmuffin@ni.hil.ist
Mar 14, 2026, 9:03 PM
@JizzelEtBass This is pure speculation on my part, but I would suspect that part of the reason the defense rested their case was simply that it seemed clear the government had not proved major elements of their case.
Unfortunately, the trial did not take place in a fact-based legal system
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William Canna-bassJizzelEtBass@kolektiva.social
Mar 14, 2026, 10:50 PM
@riotmuffin @dfwsupportcommittee Exactly this.
However, the Judge explicitly allowed for "evidence offered by any Defendant to disprove the Government's affirmative case..." Literally the job of the defense council during their turn.
I can only think maybe they ran out of money/funds? Lawyers completely unprepared for Federal Criminal procedure?
Or maybe they were bribed or threatened by the Prosecution? I really don't understand it.
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Shoulda Paid Us EnMuff to Liveriotmuffin@ni.hil.ist
Mar 15, 2026, 12:34 AM
@JizzelEtBass it’ll be interesting for us legal nerds to hear the tea at some point, and although it was unexpected it’s not an unprecedented strategy in criminal cases. In this one it was obviously agreed to by a great number of attorneys, whose clients would have agreed to it. There’s nothing I know of to indicate these attorneys were doing anything but their best.
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