Mistrial, Hung Jury - Raven Abaroa Murder in the 1st

[TigerBalm]

WRAL NEWS in NC ‏@wral 1m

Just In: Jury in Raven Abaroa case says it can't reach unanimous verdict http://www.wral.com/

 

[JusticeJunkie]

Hung jury!!!!!!!!!!

 

[seattlechiquita]

What the fk

 

[NCEast]

Go to this link RIGHT NOW. The judge is bringing the jury back in for a hung count.

11 to 1 split. Damnnnnnnn!

 

[MagicRose99]

11 to 1

 

[seattlechiquita]

Dear God. It's Jason Young all over again.

 

[JusticeJunkie]

11 to 1 for guilty or innocent???

 

[seattlechiquita]

You know friends, I thought about it yesterday. I hoped to be wrong :/

 

[TigerBalm]

11-1 split

 

[L L & S]

11 - 1 .... are you kidding me? What's an Allen charge?

 

[seattlechiquita]

YES! Judge will order them to continue to deliberate

 

[mrshopkins524]

OMG, I'm pissed. 11-1. ONE PERSON is holding out. I hope that they can make a unanimous decision.

 

[gracielee]

Give the Allen charge at this time. Jury indicated we are a hung jury. Did he say 11 to 1??? Darn, I have to leave now.

 

[JusticeJunkie]

I could hardly hear - did they say the vote for FOR guilty or against????

 

[gracielee]

11 - 1 .... are you kidding me? What's an Allen charge?

Allen charge tells them to go back and deliberate more.

 

[seattlechiquita]

11 - 1 .... are you kidding me? What's an Allen charge?

Dynamite charge. Wikipedia:

Allen v. United States, 164 U.S. 492 (1896), was a United States Supreme Court case that, amongst other things, approved the use of a jury instruction intended to prevent a hung jury by encouraging jurors in the minority to reconsider. The Court affirmed Allen's murder conviction, after having vacated his two prior convictions for the same crime.[1]
Such an instruction became known as an Allen charge and is given when, after deliberation, a jury reports that it is deadlocked and unable to decide on a verdict. Because it is used to dislodge jurors from entrenched positions, the Allen charge is sometimes referred to as the "dynamite charge" or "hammer charge."
Allen's holding is based upon the Supreme Court's supervisory power over the federal courts. Thus, it is not binding on state courts. Approximately half of the U.S. states prohibit Allen charges on state law grounds.[2]

 

[NCEast]

WTVD is going out....I am switching baack and forth to WRAL which is live.

 

[JusticeJunkie]

I lost ABC -
http://www.wral.com/news/video/12390026/#/vid12390026 is on

 

[JusticeJunkie]

Oh sweet Jesus. Help them.

 

[NCEast]

I could hardly hear - did they say the vote for FOR guilty or against????

the judge wouldn't let the foreman say which was which. I hope it's 11 guilty to 1 not guilty.