GA - Tori Lang, 18, fatally shot, Yellow River Park, Gwinnett Co, 27 Jul 2021 *Mistrials*

[Gardenista]

Reconvening next Wed at 930. Will be addressing the contempt charge on Austin's mom, bond for Austin and, if the state decides not to hold a retrial, sentencing for his convictions from the last trial.

 

[Gardenista]

Wondering if Austin's mom taking a photo of the jury had any impact on the deliberations.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Mistrial declared in murder case against man accused of killing Gwinnett County teen, attorney says

Ford’s attorney said the jury was hung 8-4.

www.atlantanewsfirst.com

 

[arielilane]

DAILY TRIAL UPDATES

DAY 4 – 8/11/23

• Jurors returned for a second day of deliberations and viewed a view of Austin Ford being interviewed by police.
• Jurors asked for the demonstrative weapon to be sent back to the jury room, and the court responded by sending back all the demonstrative exhibits.
• The jurors returned and said they were deadlocked and unable to reach a verdict. The judge issued an Allen charge, instructing the jury to do their best to reach a verdict, over the defense’s objections.
  • WATCH: Deadlocked Jury in Austin Ford Retrial Ordered to Keep Deliberating
• The jury returned after further deliberation and said it was unable to reach a verdict.
• The judge called a mistrial.
• Attorneys in the case will meet on Wednesday morning to determine Ford will be sentenced for the convictions from the first trial or whether prosecutors will move forward with a third trial.
  • Lawrence Lewis, Ford’s attorney, said that he will file a motion on Monday for bond.
  • Lewis said that under laws guaranteeing defendants a speedy trial, prosecutors would need to try the case by Sept. 2. The prosecution could delay until Dec. 1 under a law of extension.

GA v. Austin Ford: Best Friend Murder Retrial

UPDATE: A judge declared a second mistrial for Austin Ford after a jury was unable to reach a verdict after two days of deliberations.

www.courttv.com

 

[arielilane]

BREAKING: Mistrial declared AGAIN in GA v. #AustinFord. This is the second time a jury has failed to reach a unanimous decision on the murder. Will the state go for a third?

The split was 8 GUILTY - 4 NOT GUILTY.

https://twitter.com/cathyrusson

 

[arielilane]

BREAKING: Mistrial declared AGAIN in GA v. #AustinFord. This is the second time a jury has failed to reach a unanimous decision on the murder. Will the state go for a third?

The split was 8 GUILTY - 4 NOT GUILTY.

https://twitter.com/cathyrusson

JURY QUESTION in #AustinFord: They want to see the medical examiner's report and the two emails she had with the state. Judge will answer that the report was not admitted into evidence by either side. Emails are not evidence.

Judge responds to the jury not indicated they are deadlocked with, "Please continue to deliberate." Now we wait to see if they actually will.

CORRECTION: State does not want the Allen Charge read, they are asking that the judge responds with "Please continue to deliberate".

BREAKING: Jury indicated they are deadlocked in #AustinFord. They say they are 8 guilty and 4 not guilty noting it's the same count they were at after 1 hour yesterday.

https://twitter.com/cathyrusson

 

[arielilane]

BREAKING: Mistrial declared after a jury could not reach a verdict in the best friend murder trial of #AustinFord who is accused of shooting and killing #ToriLang in 2021.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1690114152470114304

https://twitter.com/LawCrimeNetwork

 

[arielilane]

Y'all the state ought not go for a third trial unless there is new solid (never presented before) evidence against AF. Save the taxpayers' dollars!

All in a matter of opinion and rambling...

 

[Gardenista]

No new trial for the murder

 

[dotr]

Time will tell if Tori's best friend is actually a fine young man who just got tangled up in a tragic situation through no fault of his own.
Either way, i suspect he will be tormented by nightmares for the rest of his life unless he turns the death of Tori into something positive.
complete speculation, imo, fwiw.

 

[arielilane]

BREAKING: The state will NOT try #AustinFord a third time for murder. First two trials ended in mistrials relating to the murder charges.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1691810519760392422

Ford will be sentenced today on the 3 counts he was found guilty on in the first trial which were: 2 counts of theft by taking. 1 count of concealing death of another.

REMINDER: Defense maintained that Tori Lang killed herself and #AustinFord panicked. Two juries were not able to agree on murder v. suicide. He will not be tried a third time.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1691811789602763016

SENTENCE: 10 years confinement followed by 10 years probation for the 3 charges #AustinFord was found guilty of.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1691827744500531496

https://twitter.com/cathyrusson

 

[Gardenista]

Austin's mama got 3 days in jail for taking a photo of the jury.

 

[dotr]

Man to serve 10 years for concealing death of teen found in Gwinnett park

There won’t be a third trial for a man accused of killing his friend at a Gwinnett County park.

www.ajc.com