What I fear, GfinS, is that the jury will use whatever it can to justify its decision... That's the way its done here in the South... No matter how fucked up the behavior there is ***always*** a rationale...
It's a Southern thang...
Boy, I'd love to be wrong here but I've seen and experienced way too much in my life here in Dixie... This area of the country is 100% good ol' boy...