Judges hear Wecht oppose retrial Aug 5, 2008
He also criticized Judge Schwab's failure to instruct the jurors that they could have reached a partial verdict ... "If this jury was capable of returning a partial verdict, we'd never know that," Mr. Fine said ... Judge Fisher chimed in, saying that an instruction on a partial verdict could appear to the jurors to be coercion. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Second Trial For Naveed Haq Jun 20, 2008
Those jurors reached a partial verdict on only one count, finding Haq not guilty of attempted first-degree murder of one of the women, but they couldn't agree on the lesser charge of attempted second-degree murder or any of the other 14 charges, which included murder. The 32-year-old man has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. (Q13.com, WA)
Prosecutor: Haq Will Be Retried Jun 5, 2008
The jury returned on its eighth day of deliberations, Wednesday, with a partial verdict on one count but was deadlocked on the remaining counts. The jury was to decide whether Haq would go to a prison or a mental hospital. (KIRO TV, WA)
Jury reaches verdict in 1 of 3 charges against track coach May 30, 2008
Jury in Graham trial reaches partial verdict. Federal jurors deliberating the fate of track coach Trevor Graham reached a verdict Wednesday on one of three counts that he lied to investigators probing steroid use in sports, but told the judge they are "hopelessly deadlocked" on the other two. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Graham jurors reach verdict on one count May 29, 2008
The partial verdict came after a day of deliberations in U.S. District Court in San Francisco. The charges against Graham, 43, center on his relationship with Angel "Memo" Heredia, a former shot-putter and a confessed steroids dealer who became an informant in the investigation. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
More "Black Widows" Guilty Verdicts Apr 22, 2008
Olga Rutterschmidt, charged with murdering two homeless men to collect insurance payouts, listens to the partial verdicts being read on April 16, 2008 in Los Angeles ... Jurors came to a partial verdict in the trial of two grannies who were convicted of collecting more than $2. (CBS News)
"Black Widows" Guilty In Homeless Murders Apr 18, 2008
Jurors came to a partial verdict in the trial of two grannies who were convicted of collecting more than $2. 8 million from the insurance proceeds of two homeless men they befriended and killed. (CBS News -- US)
Judge won’t give Wecht jury instructions on partial verdict. Apr 7, 2008
Judge won t give Wecht jury instructions on partial verdict ... PITTSBURGH (AP) A federal judge in Pittsburgh has refused a prosecutor s request to give a partial verdict instruction to the jury deliberating in the fraud trial of celebrity pathologist Cyril Wecht ... But prosecutors also wanted the judge to tell the jury they can return a partial verdict if they are unanimous on some but not all charges. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Woman convicted of arson at UW facility Mar 7, 2008
"The tragedy here is that an innocent person has been convicted of a crime she didn't commit," Bloom said after the partial verdict was announced. In the courtroom, Waters, her mother, and her supporters wept at the verdict. (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Hawkins guilty on five counts; jury stuck on two others Feb 27, 2008
Reconvening at 9 a.m. Monday to deliberate, the partial verdict was announced around 11:30 a.m. Judge Smith excused the jurors from further duty after rendering their verdicts. For the complete story, see Tuesday s print edition of the Calaveras Enterprise or our e-Edition. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Cutts Jury May Have Reached Verdict on One Count Feb 15, 2008
Bobby Cutts Jr. Jury Asks Question Indicating Partial Verdict May Have Been Reached. Thursday, February 14, 2008. (Fox News)
Partial Verdict Suggests Bad News For Thomas Oct 2, 2007
Tuesday, October 2, 2007, 9:44 am. E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. (WNBC.com, NY)
Guilty Verdicts Announced For 3 Mobsters Sep 28, 2007
The partial verdict means life in prison for three top bosses of the Chicago Outfit. The jury's decision in the Family Secrets case found the mobsters guilty of 10 gangland slayings. (CBS2Chicago.com, IL)
Family of National Hero Receives $27 Million Jury Verdict Sep 20, 2007
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- A jury in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis returned a partial verdict in the amount of $12 Million for Angela Martin, widow of St. Louis firefighter Derek Martin, their three children, and his mother, against Survivair Respirators, Inc. and Bacou-Dalloz, S.A., for the death of Derek Martin. In addition, the jury entered a verdict today in the amount of $15 Million of which $14 Million was against Survivair Respirators, Inc. and $1 Million was against... (PR Newswire)
Finding Mistrial Decision Premature, 2nd Circuit Bars Retrial of White-Collar Defendants Aug 29, 2007
Wexler could have taken "a number of actions" short of declaring a mistrial, including polling the jury, instructing it to continue deliberating, and instructing it on the possibility of reaching a partial verdict. "The failure to pursue any of the alternatives also sets this case apart from other cases where we have upheld trial courts' determinations to declare a mistrial due to a genuinely deadlocked jury," he said. (Law.com)
* Jury in Black fraud trial struggles to reach verdict Jul 12, 2007
Lead prosecutor Eric Sussman told St. Eve that the government put the actual time of deliberations at only about seven full days and urged that the jurors continue trying to reach a verdict or possibly returning a partial verdict, meaning delivering the decisions they had already agreed upon. The judge told the attorneys the jury has paid "incredible attention" throughout the trial. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Judge may consider partial verdict Jul 12, 2007
There had been expectations by many lawyers that jurors were close to completing their deliberations after they sent a note to Judge Amy St. Eve on Tuesday indicating they were deadlocked on "one or more counts." The judge instructed them to return to the jury room, but she indicated to lawyers that she would consider accepting a partial verdict if the jurors remained at an impasse. Lord Black and three other former executives of Hollinger International Inc. have been charged in a 16-count... (Globe and Mail)
Lord Black jury ends its 10th day Jul 12, 2007
Partial verdict rules ... However, she can accept a partial verdict, whereby she can let the jury declare unanimous verdict on individual counts. (BBC News -- Business)
Judge sends hung jury in Black trial back to work Jul 12, 2007
She said she would not accept a partial verdict "at this time", adding that she would accept one if the jury remained hung. The jury finished the day without reaching a verdict. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
No Verdict Reached By Jurors Jul 12, 2007
If the stalemate persists, the judge may allow a partial verdict on the unanimous charges ... Eager to put the four-month trial behind them, Black and the prosecutors appear open to a partial verdict. (New York Post -- Business)
Black jury without a verdict Jul 12, 2007
He added that the judge was "absolutely correct not to take a partial verdict because that tends to disrupt the jury's deliberations and approach to the case." ... Most observers expect the judge to send the jury back again if it returns another partial verdict and St. Eve herself has said she would normally not be opposed to sending the jury back two or three times ... But, she also said she would consider a partial verdict in this case, since the jury has been extremely diligent and may be at... (Toronto Star)
Judge rejects deadlock, sends Black jury back Jul 11, 2007
"I will not accept a partial verdict at this time," St. Eve said. Black, 62, is charged with fraud and racketeering and faces 20 years in prison if convicted of the most serious counts of the 16 charges he and his codefendants face. (Boston Globe)
In Conrad Black case, jury unable to reach verdict but keeps trying Jul 11, 2007
Prosecutors told St. Eve on Tuesday that the jury should be granted more time, and that a partial verdict should be allowed. . (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Black Jury Still Trying to Reach Verdict Jul 11, 2007
He also raised the possibility of giving the jurors the option of returning a partial verdict, meaning the decisions they had already agreed upon. Black Jury Still Trying to Reach Verdict 1. (ABC News -- Wire)
Jury at standstill in Conrad Black trial Jul 11, 2007
Prosecutors told Judge St. Eve Tuesday that the jury should be granted more time, and that a partial verdict which appears to be the point where the jury is now should be allowed. The judge told the lawyers that the jury had been attentive in the trial, and added: "I do think there is some benefit to bringing the jury back into the courtroom and reinstructing them.". (International Herald Tribune)
Conrad Black Jury Resumes Work Per Judge's Order After a Partial Deadlock Jul 11, 2007
She said she wouldn't accept a partial verdict ``at this time,'' adding that she would accept one if the jury remained hung ... There's a 50 percent chance we're going to have a partial verdict,'' predicted Totten, a partner in the Chicago office of Seattle-based Perkins Coie. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Black jury goes back to work Jul 11, 2007
Ronald Safer, a lawyer for Mr. Kipnis, asked Judge St. Eve to call off deliberations and instruct the jury to return a partial verdict ... Lead prosecutor Eric Sussman suggested the judge advise the jury that they have an option to return a partial verdict or to keep deliberating ... However, she indicated that she would consider accepting a partial verdict if jurors send another note indicating that they are still deadlocked. (Globe and Mail)
Conrad Black trial jury deadlocked Jul 11, 2007
Media mogul's lawyers press for partial verdict Panellists undecided on one or more of 16 charges ... In spite of pleas from Lord Black's lawyers to accept a partial verdict, Judge Amy St Eve ordered the nine men and three women to go back into the jury room and resume deliberating at Chicago's federal courthouse. (Guardian Unlimited)
Guilty verdicts in Hells Angels trial Jun 12, 2007
Jurors reached the partial verdict late Friday, and U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik questioned them individually Monday morning before declaring a mistrial on the deadlocked counts and releasing the rest of the verdict ... "The reason the partial verdicts are disappointing is that they're based on a lack of evidence," he said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Hells Angels convicted of racketeering Jun 12, 2007
Facing 40 years to lifeJurors reached the partial verdict late Friday, and U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik questioned them individually Monday morning before declaring a mistrial on the deadlocked counts and releasing the rest of the verdict. Rollness faces a mandatory life sentence, while Fabel and Binder each face up to 40 years. (MSNBC -- Crime)
3 Hells Angels Members Convicted In Racketeering Trial Jun 12, 2007
The jury deliberated for nearly 100 hours over 12 days before reaching the partial verdict Friday. Counts on which the jurors could not agree were declared a mistrial. (KIRO TV, WA)
Inside-trading charges filed against couple May 11, 2007
In a partial verdict decision, a U.S. jury found former brokers and day-trading executives not guilty on most of the counts they faced in a trial about improper use of information broadcast over brokers' internal "squawk box" systems. The jury said it was unable to come to a consensus on the first count of the indictment, a conspiracy charge. (USA Today -- Money)
'Squawk box' jurors struggling May 10, 2007
Glasser asked the jurors to continue deliberating, but also told them that they could reach a partial verdict involving only some of the charges. But he told them that if they did so, that would amount to their final verdict, leaving some charges unresolved. (Newsday -- Business)
Ford found guilty of bribery Apr 30, 2007
After some deliberation with Ford's defense attorney, the partial verdict was accepted. The verdict is as follows. (WREG.com, TN)
Jury At Impasse In Assault Case Of Ex-CIA Contractor Aug 19, 2006
Boyle asked the jury to submit its decision on those charges and said he would seal the partial verdict while deciding what to do. During closing arguments earlier in the day, prosecutor Jim Candelmo told the federal jury that David Passaro beat detainee Abdul Wali with a flashlight "to inflict pain to get him to talk.". (WRAL.com)
Partial verdict in Passaro case sealed Aug 17, 2006
RALEIGH, N.C. Jurors deliberating the fate of a former CIA contractor charged with beating an Afghan detainee who later died must resume deliberations after reaching a partial verdict but reaching an impasse on other charges. Jurors deliberated about seven hours Wednesday in the trial of David Passaro, 40, who is charged with four assault counts against detainee Abdul Wali in June 2003. (The Daily Reflector)
2nd Circuit Declines to Back Jury Instruction Mandate Aug 10, 2006
The judge accepted a partial verdict and declared a mistrial for Suber. Spears' appeal to the Appellate Division, 2nd Department, argued that the judge had improperly asked the jury whether it had reached a verdict and was wrong to accept a partial verdict ... The Appellate Division rejected the claim on the partial verdict but did not address the supplemental charge. (Law.com)
Siegelman Jury Still Stuck; Some Refusing to Deliberate Jun 28, 2006
" Judge Fuller also said he would ask the foreman to report back on progress and whether extended deliberations would be fruitful. Jurors have been at an impasse after hearing the testimony of more than 75 witnesses in the complex case against Siegelman, his former chief of staff Paul Hamrick, his former state transportation director Mack Roberts and former HealthSouth C.E.O. Richard Scrushy. Jurors last week told Fuller they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict. The judge, who earlier said... (WSJA.com, AL)
Judge Advises Siegelman Jury on Options Jun 22, 2006
Fuller advised the jury they have an option of delivering a partial verdict if necessary. However, he said he was not advising them to do so. (WSJA.com, AL)
'Vinny Gorgeous' guilty of racketeering May 10, 2006
A similar partial verdict was returned against Basciano's co-defendant, reputed Bonanno captain Patrick DeFilippo. The men, who each had faced life in prison if convicted of murder, now could be sentenced to up to 20 years. (CNN -- Law)
Schwartz Faces Life in Prison May 3, 2006
Nine weeks after the murder for hire trial against local eye surgeon Doctor Bradley Schwartz began, a partial verdict is in. The jury found Schwartz guilty of conspiracy to commit first degree murder; however, they remained deadlocked on first degree murder. (KOLD.com, AZ)
