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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWalter Scott shooting: jury unable to reach verdict in officer's murder trial
Source: The Guardian
Walter Scott shooting: jury unable to reach verdict in officer's murder trial
Judge instructs jury to keep deliberating after they came out
to report they could not reach consensus on charges for former
police officer Michael Slager
Oliver Laughland
Friday 2 December 2016 19.42 GMT
The jury in the trial of former police officer Michael Slager, who shot and killed unarmed African American Walter Scott as he ran away, has indicated it cannot reach a unanimous decision, throwing a cloud of uncertainty over the case.
The monthlong trial heard closing arguments on Wednesday, leaving jurors to decide whether to convict Slager, 35, on charges of murder or manslaughter.
On Friday, after over 14 hours of deliberations, the jurys foreman indicated in a note to South Carolina judge Clifton Newman that they would not be able to reach a unanimous decision.
It is clear that jurors will not be able to come to consensus, the note read.
In response, Judge Newman called the jury back into the court room and urged them, under a so-called Allen charge, to continue deliberations and push for a decision.
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Judge instructs jury to keep deliberating after they came out
to report they could not reach consensus on charges for former
police officer Michael Slager
Oliver Laughland
Friday 2 December 2016 19.42 GMT
The jury in the trial of former police officer Michael Slager, who shot and killed unarmed African American Walter Scott as he ran away, has indicated it cannot reach a unanimous decision, throwing a cloud of uncertainty over the case.
The monthlong trial heard closing arguments on Wednesday, leaving jurors to decide whether to convict Slager, 35, on charges of murder or manslaughter.
On Friday, after over 14 hours of deliberations, the jurys foreman indicated in a note to South Carolina judge Clifton Newman that they would not be able to reach a unanimous decision.
It is clear that jurors will not be able to come to consensus, the note read.
In response, Judge Newman called the jury back into the court room and urged them, under a so-called Allen charge, to continue deliberations and push for a decision.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/02/walter-scott-shooting-trial-jury-michael-slager
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Walter Scott shooting: jury unable to reach verdict in officer's murder trial (Original Post)
Eugene
Dec 2016
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Ohioblue22
(1,430 posts)1. Jury nullifiers
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)2. The judge told them...
they should reach a verdict now - one way or the other - the defense, prosecution or another jury will not change a thing.
drray23
(7,615 posts)3. i also learned that the jury of 11 people is 10 white, 1 african american.nt.
SaschaHM
(2,897 posts)4. Apparantly, there is a lone holdout.
SoCalMusicLover
(3,194 posts)5. But....But....But....It Was So Obvious
Except of course in Amerika.