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Dad of slain jogger goes for run a day after shocking mistrial
"The father of slain Queens jogger Karina Vetrano went out for a run Wednesday in the same park where he found his daughter’s body — a day after a stunning mistrial was declared in the case against her accused killer.
With a look of pain etched into his face, Philip Vetrano left his home in Howard Beach to clear his head with a 20-minute jog through Spring Creek Park.
Asked if he wanted to comment on the shocking outcome just over a day into deliberations in defendant Chanel Lewis’ case, Vetrano answered, “Absolutely not.”
An NYPD officer was stationed outside the house to prevent reporters from approaching....
Prosecutors have vowed to retry Lewis, 22, who was charged with sexually assaulting and strangling Karina Vetrano in August 2016...."
https://nypost.com/2018/11/21/dad-of-slain-jogger-goes-for-run-a-day-after-shocking-mistrial/
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Veteran lawyers can’t believe Karina Vetrano case ended in mistrial
"The shocking mistrial declared in the murder of Queens jogger Karina Vetrano has floored even veteran lawyers, who agreed Wednesday that the judge should have urged jurors to continue deliberating instead of calling it quits so quickly....
“I have never seen [a mistrial] happen without an Allen charge. Never. The Allen charges normally work,” said defense attorney Sally Butler, who worked as a prosecutor in Queens for 15 years.
“Whenever you get that note, that’s the first thing the judge does. There was something definitely up.”
Experienced civil rights lawyer Ron Kuby agreed that the outcome of the trial, which started Nov. 5, was “unheard of” given the short length of deliberations.
“The first deadlock note, in my experience, never hangs the jury unless there is physical violence [among jurors] or other extraneous reasons,” Kuby said...."
https://nypost.com/2018/11/21/veteran-lawyers-cant-believe-karina-vetrano-case-ended-in-mistrial/
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"The father of slain Queens jogger Karina Vetrano went out for a run Wednesday in the same park where he found his daughter’s body — a day after a stunning mistrial was declared in the case against her accused killer.
With a look of pain etched into his face, Philip Vetrano left his home in Howard Beach to clear his head with a 20-minute jog through Spring Creek Park.
Asked if he wanted to comment on the shocking outcome just over a day into deliberations in defendant Chanel Lewis’ case, Vetrano answered, “Absolutely not.”
An NYPD officer was stationed outside the house to prevent reporters from approaching....
Prosecutors have vowed to retry Lewis, 22, who was charged with sexually assaulting and strangling Karina Vetrano in August 2016...."
https://nypost.com/2018/11/21/dad-of-slain-jogger-goes-for-run-a-day-after-shocking-mistrial/
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Veteran lawyers can’t believe Karina Vetrano case ended in mistrial
"The shocking mistrial declared in the murder of Queens jogger Karina Vetrano has floored even veteran lawyers, who agreed Wednesday that the judge should have urged jurors to continue deliberating instead of calling it quits so quickly....
“I have never seen [a mistrial] happen without an Allen charge. Never. The Allen charges normally work,” said defense attorney Sally Butler, who worked as a prosecutor in Queens for 15 years.
“Whenever you get that note, that’s the first thing the judge does. There was something definitely up.”
Experienced civil rights lawyer Ron Kuby agreed that the outcome of the trial, which started Nov. 5, was “unheard of” given the short length of deliberations.
“The first deadlock note, in my experience, never hangs the jury unless there is physical violence [among jurors] or other extraneous reasons,” Kuby said...."
https://nypost.com/2018/11/21/veteran-lawyers-cant-believe-karina-vetrano-case-ended-in-mistrial/
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