A hung jury is unusual. It only happens when the jury is deadlocked and connot reach a verdict. What happens next is that a mistrial is declared and there is a new trial. In this case the defendent, Naveed Haq, was pleading not guilty by reason of insanity. He was facing 15 criminal charges including aggravated murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, burglary, unlawful imprisonment and hate-crime charges. Due process, justice, etc. are all involved here. Read about it and let me know what you think.Thursday, June 05, 2008
Hung Jury in Jewish Federation Trial
A hung jury is unusual. It only happens when the jury is deadlocked and connot reach a verdict. What happens next is that a mistrial is declared and there is a new trial. In this case the defendent, Naveed Haq, was pleading not guilty by reason of insanity. He was facing 15 criminal charges including aggravated murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, burglary, unlawful imprisonment and hate-crime charges. Due process, justice, etc. are all involved here. Read about it and let me know what you think.
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