UPDATED: Mistrial is declared in sexual-assault trial of entertainer Bill Cosby

[beachbum bob]

10. I served on a murder trial and after the second vote of

10-2 for acquittal, we remained deadlock for the next 12 hrs. The 2 dissenting votes were 2 old ladies that based their position on the fact defendant had to be guilty or he wouldn't have charged. The judge would not accept a deadlock and we were sequestered at a hotel 30 miles away at midnight and had to be up at 6am to meet for breakfast and shuttled back to the courthouse. The only evidence the prosecution had was a "confession" that was signed after 24 hours straight of being questioned without an attorney, the sole witness of prosecution was the younger brother of the actualler killer who pled guilty. The younger brother copped an immunity deal to testify against the defendant who actually turned in the 2 brothers for killing. The younger brother emitted pure evil. The guilty brother refused to testify and we jurors saw all this an attempt by the prosecution at what they thought was an easy conviction....after all they had an eye witness and a confession. The defendant took the stand and withstood 8 hrs of the most brutal cross examination which also included having the bloody victims tshirt tossed at him. He never wavered.

The second day of deliberations, the 2 dissenting votes finally went along...why?....they were exhausted....similar to what the defendant went thru with his 24hrs of interrogation.

Cosby and his lawyer depends on his celebrity status to keep him free. Next trial it will not..