According to Fox News Legal Analyst Jonathan Turley, the trial of former president Donald Trump in New York for allegedly falsifying business information relating to payment to porn star Stormy Daniel has some “reversible problems” for an appeal, according to a report from Fox News on” Special Report.”
Turley said,” I think , that of those options, an , acquittal is fast moving outside , the realm of possibility. I , think it’s just extremely , unlikely. I , think the choice between a , hung jury and outright , conviction. I , still think that this is such , a weak case one has to give a , nod to the hung jury. But, if there is a conviction,  , and that would not necessarily , surprise many of us, no, I do n’t  , think that this could make it , through an appeal before the election. You ca n’t just leap , over the New York appellate , system, try to get to the Supreme Court. There are many in my view , reversible errors here. I , think they are very serious. I , think Merchan is not going to , be able to correct all of them , in these instructions. Every indication is that so far , is that these instructions will , greatly favor the prosecution”.
He added,” There was a , huge disadvantage in this system , of having the defense go first. For most of us who do n’t  , practice here, it’s almost , unthinkable , because it means the defense , ca n’t respond to some of these , really sweeping statements, in my view, improper statements , being made by the prosecutors. They also have an advantage by , going long today. They may try to run this towards , 8: 00, which means if the drop , dead , time is 7: 00. The last thing this jury will , hear before instructions will be , an hour of their closing , argument. That is ideal for the , prosecutors”.
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