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in a CIRCUMSTANTIAL evidence case, you do not NEED concrete evidence. THERE'S the difference. The sad thing is, the jurors misunderstood the legalities of the case in question in much the same way many of you have. In my opinion, one thing that needs to change is jury selection. If our legal system would pay people the commensurate wage of their place of employment, many more intelligent people wouldn't completely dread the thought of being on a jury. However, when the state only pays you 15 dollars a day to be sequestered and sheltered from your life and family while you LOSE thousands of dollars in pay, it makes the process very unattractive to potential INTELLIGENT jurors. The intelligent working class are much more likely to say the things at the jury selection process to get themselves OUT of the pool. So you're left with a majority of people who have absolutely NO understanding of the laws or how they work, and most of the jurors are simply overwhelmed when presented with 30+ days of mind-numbing forensic evidence. I truly feel if the state would pony-up to pay jurors their true wages, a jury with a lot more understanding of the facts presented in a case would be seen.