Deadlocks

Mistrial Declared in Riverside County Murder Case After Jury Deadlocks, Retrial Planned

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Riverside, Calif. — A murder trial in Riverside County has encountered a snag after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision regarding the guilt of 24-year-old Ricky Martin Ortiz, accused of a fatal shooting linked to a marijuana transaction. Following intense deliberations, the impasse forced the declaration of a mistrial by the presiding judge. According to the district attorney’s office, the jury was divided with 11 members leaning towards conviction while one juror favored acquittal. The discord stemmed from a case that has attracted considerable attention due to the circumstances surrounding the homicide of 21-year-old … Read more

Jury Deadlocks in High-Stakes Qualcomm vs. ARM Licensing Battle, Prompting Calls for Retrial

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Wilmington, Del. – A high-profile court case involving Qualcomm and ARM ended with surprising results as a Delaware jury could not determine if Nuvia, a startup acquired by Qualcomm in 2021 for $1.4 billion, had violated its licensing agreements with ARM, a British chip design firm. As a result, Qualcomm emerged as the victor in the trial, while ARM expressed its intent to seek a retrial due to dissatisfaction with the unresolved elements of the case. The legal proceedings centered around Qualcomm’s development of custom CPU cores, named Oryon, which feature in its Snapdragon X … Read more

NYC Subway Chokehold Case Sees Manslaughter Charge Dismissed as Jury Deadlocks; Deliberations on Lesser Charge to Continue

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NEW YORK – In a significant development in the ongoing trial of Daniel Penny, Judge Maxwell Wiley has dismissed the manslaughter charge after jurors reported being deadlocked. The jury, which had been deliberating since Tuesday, could not reach a unanimous decision on whether Penny’s actions constituted manslaughter. Instead, they will now focus solely on the less severe charge of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man, who died following a confrontation on a New York City subway last year. Penny, a former U.S. Marine, was accused of placing Neely in … Read more

Mistrial Declared as Jury Deadlocks in High-Profile Case of John O’Keefe’s Killing

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Boston, MA – A mistrial was declared Thursday in the high-profile case of Karen Read, charged in the death of her boyfriend, John O’Keefe, a sergeant with the Massachusetts State Police. Deliberations stalled as the jury reported being deadlocked, unable to reach a unanimous decision after several days of intense discussion. Karen Read, 42, faces charges including manslaughter and motor vehicle homicide in connection with the January 2022 incident involving the tragic death of O’Keefe. Prosecutors accused Read of running over O’Keefe with her SUV during a late-night altercation, an accusation supported by critical evidence … Read more