Liberty City 7 Jury Deadlocked But Deliberating(NO mistrial)

[underpants]

Source: CBS4

(CBS4) ― A Miami jury remains deadlocked in the "Liberty City 7" case, a trial of seven men accused of plotting to bomb FBI offices, but a federal judge has ordered the panel to continue deliberating and those deliberations resume Tuesday.

U.S. District Judge Joan Lenard denied a defense motion for a mistrial. Instead she called the panel into court and read a jury instruction designed to bring the case to a resolution.

The jury of six men and six women have been debating the group's guilt or innocence for six days. They sent a second note to the judge on Monday which indicated they couldn't agree on a verdict against any of the so-called "Liberty City Seven." A similar note was issued last Thursday.



If jurors can't reach a verdict, the U.S. Justice Department would have to decide whether to try the case again, drop the charges or negotiate plea agreements with some or all the men.



Read more: http://cbs4.com/local/liberty.city.7.2.608215.html

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Thanks for posting this. I've heard nothing about the trial for weeks.

[underpants]

2. I didn't even know they were HAVING the trial

the whole thing smacks of desperation and diversion