According to Jacksonville Florida media reports the jury in the Michael Dunn trial is deadlocked on at least one count. Here’s the latest:
JACKSONVILLE – They are deadlocked on at least one of the charges against him.
Around 5 p.m. jurors sent a question to acting Circuit Judge Russell Healey asking if it was possible to not reach a verdict on one count and reach a verdict on the other counts. Healey told them that was possible, and then granted a request they made for a 30-minute break.
The jurors appeared exhausted when they came into the courtroom, and one juror appeared to be close to crying. Dunn is charged with the murder of Jordan Davis, the attempted murders of Tevin Thompson, Leland Brunson and Tommie Stornes and shooting or firing a deadly missile.
If the jury deadlocks on one of those charges, a mistrial will be declared and State Attorney Angela Corey will have to decide whether to retry Dunn on those charges.
[…] The jury can drop the murder and attempted-murder charges to second-degree murder or manslaughter. But it must be unanimous. Some jurors may think the first shots were self-defense, but firing at the retreating car was attempted murder. If jury does deadlock on murder charge, it would be a good bet that the State Attorney’s Office decides to try him again on that count. The Davis family may not want to go through another trial but they been very strong throughout this. (read more)