It Took a Jury 90 Minutes to Acquit Stefon Diggs. It May Take Years to Undo What the Accusation Did
The jury needed an hour and a half. That was enough time to hear the judge’s instructions, walk into the deliberation room, review a felony ... Read More
Image credit: @lawandcrimetrials/YouTube The jury needed an hour and a half. That was enough time to hear the judge's instructions, walk into the deliberation room, review a felony strangulation charge and a misdemeanor assault charge, and decide that none of it held up. Five women and one man.
Ninety minutes. Not guilty on both counts. When the verdict was read inside Norfolk County District Court in Dedham, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, Stefon Diggs did not speak.
He did not raise a fist or exhale into the microphone. He cried. The 32-year-old former New England Patriots wide receiver, who had spent the past two days sitting in a suit sipping Red Bull while his life was picked apart in front of strangers, stood with his legal team and wept.
His mother was there. She had been there both days. A small group of supporters waited outside the courthouse.
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