Jurors come into a trial with a lot of pre-determined thoughts. Sure, judges tell them not to make decisions based on their thought but that's had to do.
The vast majority of people detest anyone who injures a child or a woman. If children or women are killed they hate the person who is thought to have killed them.
Throw in the facts - my opinion - that McDonald came off as arrogant, he cheated on his wife, he had almost ridiculous claims of what happened in the crime scene, his injuries inflicted by the killers were about the level of what a guy could get mowing the lawn, and the jury is going to convict.
Guilty.
The vast majority of people detest anyone who injures a child or a woman. If children or women are killed they hate the person who is thought to have killed them.
Throw in the facts - my opinion - that McDonald came off as arrogant, he cheated on his wife, he had almost ridiculous claims of what happened in the crime scene, his injuries inflicted by the killers were about the level of what a guy could get mowing the lawn, and the jury is going to convict.
Guilty.