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NEWS ABOUT: mistrial

mistrial stories: 11 news summaries

 'Juror Leak' Sparks 
 Travolta Mistrial 

Alleged extortionists to face new trial after word of acquittal gets out

Oct 22, 09 2:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Bahamian judge ordered a mistrial in the John Travolta extortion case yesterday after a loose-lipped juror apparently spread word that one of the two accused would be acquitted. The judge blamed juror misconduct after a local politician made a speech saying that a former senator—charged along with a... More »

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John Travolta • extortion • Bahamas • mistrial • Jett Travolta • Tarino Lightbourn • Pleasant Bridgewater

(Newser) - A defendant found liable for $12.6 million in an Arkansas civil matter asked for a new trial because one juror Tweeted about the case from the courtroom, the Springdale Morning News reports. “Juror Jonathan’s” Twitter entries included “Oh and nobody buy Stoam,” the foam/steel hybrid... More »

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Arkansas • lawyer • mistrial • juror • Twitter • retrial • civil trial

(Newser) - Britney Spears’ misdemeanor driving-without-a-license prosecution ended in mistrial today, and lawyers for the people have no intention of trying her again, E! Online reports. After 5 votes, the jury remained deadlocked 10-2 in favor of acquittal. The foreman said many jurors had their minds set early and thought the trial... More »

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Britney Spears • celebrity trials • jury • misdemeanor • mistrial • traffic violation • deadlock

Jury Hears Secret Tapes in Stevens Trial

Alaska senator curses, claims innocence in talks with key witness

Oct 7, 08 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jurors heard tapes yesterday of Ted Stevens cursing federal investigators and declaring his innocence in conversations he did not know were being recorded, reports the Anchorage Daily News. Stevens was speaking with former Veco CEO Bill Allen, the prosecution’s chief witness in the Alaska senator’s corruption trial. "... More »

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Alaska • FBI • bribery • corruption • Ted Stevens • Bill Allen • mistrial • Veco • gift • U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan

Judge Sends Stevens Jury Home, May Declare Mistrial

Prosecutors withheld FBI reports on witness

Oct 2, 08 11:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal judge sent the jury in Ted Stevens’ Washington corruption trial home today as he considers declaring a mistrial for the Alaska senator, the AP reports. Stevens’ lawyers claimed that prosecutors attempted to withhold FBI reports about the government’s key witness, former oil exec Bill Allen, that they... More »

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Alaska • corruption • Ted Stevens • jury • Bill Allen • mistrial • Veco • prosecutors • corruption charges • Big Oil

 Stevens Denied Mistrial 

Justice Dept. under suspicion of trying to bury evidence that may help senator

Sep 29, 08 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal judge denied Ted Stevens’ request for a mistrial today, but not before lashing the Department of Justice for withholding a key witness from the defense, the AP reports. “The government is treading in some shallow water here,” Emmet Sullivan declared. Stevens’ lawyers moved for a mistrial... More »

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Department of Justice • Ted Stevens • trial • mistrial • corruption charges

Judge Quits Calif. Porn Obscenity Trial

Declares mistrial over his own sexually explicit website

Jun 13, 08 8:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The California judge whose risqué website stalled an obscenity trial 3 days ago has recused himself, the Los Angeles Times reports. “In light of the public controversy surrounding my involvement in this case, I have concluded that there is a manifest necessity to declare a mistrial,” Alex... More »

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California • pornography • court • obscenity • mistrial • federal judges • Alex Kozinski • recusal

Second Mistrial Declared in Sears Tower Terror Case

'Enough is enough,' says defense attorney

Apr 16, 08 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal judge called a second mistrial today in the case of six men who allegedly conspired with al-Qaeda to blow up the Sears Tower. After 13 days of deliberation, the jury was finally released, unconvinced the defendants were serious about terrorism. “Enough is enough,” said the defense... More »

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terrorism • mistrial • Sears Tower • Liberty City 7 • informant

Terror $$$ Case Ends in Mistrial

Oct 22, 07 7:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - The biggest terror financing trial in US history ended today in a mistrial, as jurors deadlocked on charges that a charity knowingly gave $12 million to Hamas-controlled Palestinian groups. The five officials from the Holy Land Foundation—four of whom are US citizens—were jubilant today after acquittals on some... More »

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Hamas • Muslims • charity • mistrial • Holy Land Foundation • George W. Bush

Spector's Cash His Best Defense

It was money, not celebrity, that aided the producer’s case

Sep 27, 07 1:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Phil Spector’s money mattered more than his celebrity in convincing two jurors of his innocence in this week’s mistrial on second-degree murder charges. Several jurors had never heard of the record producer—so it was his ability to hire a pricey team of lawyers, forensic experts, and private... More »

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Phil Spector • Lana Clarkson • mistrial • chauffeur • legal defense • juror • forensic experts

Witness Fear Trumps Justice in Baltimore

Juror recounts
story worthy of
HBO’s ‘Wire’

Sep 2, 07 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - One witness to a double Baltimore police shooting reversed his story in the courtroom and another was driven to tears before publicly repeating what she’d told authorities after the incident. A juror in the eventual mistrial describes his experience in Oxford American, writing that witness intimidation—the defendant sat... More »

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crime • HBO • court • Baltimore • witness intimidation • mistrial • The Wire

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