Mistrial

Ontario Court Declares Mistrial in High-Profile Hockey Canada Sexual Assault Case

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LONDON, Ontario — A judge has declared a mistrial in a high-profile sexual assault case involving former National Hockey League players, disrupting proceedings that had just begun this week at the Ontario Superior Court. The announcement came just two days after the prosecution opened its case against Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dubé, and Cal Foote, who are all accused of sexually assaulting a young woman in 2018. The decision to halt the trial was made by Justice Maria Carroccia after an unspecified issue arose Wednesday. The jury, comprising 11 women and three … Read more

Mistrial Announced in High-Profile 2019 Unalaska Fatal Crash Case

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Unalaska, Alaska – A mistrial was declared this week in the case against a man accused in a fatal 2019 crash, which took the lives of two individuals and injured several others on Alaska’s Aleutian chain. The tragic incident occurred when a pickup truck, driven by David Lastimoso, veered off the roadway and struck a group of people waiting at a bus stop near the airport in Unalaska, a key fishing port in Dutch Harbor. The decision to declare a mistrial was made after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict following a trial … Read more

Hung Jury in Murder Case Against Southern California Judge Ends in Mistrial; Retrial Likely

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Santa Ana, Calif. – A Southern California judge, Jeffrey Ferguson, is facing another trial after a mistrial was declared due to a hung jury in a case where he was accused of murdering his wife, Sheryl Ferguson. The deadlock occurred in a Los Angeles Superior Court following extensive deliberations that stretched over a week. Late Monday, it was revealed that one juror’s dissent led to an 11-1 jury deadlock, impeding a unanimous verdict. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer expressed his intentions to retry the case, emphasizing the strong push towards a conviction, evidenced by … Read more

Mistrial Declared in High-Profile Case of Southern California Judge Accused of Murdering Wife

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SANTA ANA, Calif. — A high-profile murder case involving Jeffrey Ferguson, a 74-year-old judge from Southern California, concluded in a mistrial Monday when jurors couldn’t unanimously decide his guilt. The deadlock occurred at the Los Angeles Superior Court, where the fate of the Orange County Superior Court Judge, accused of murdering his wife Sheryl, hung in balance as 11 of 12 jurors sided toward conviction of second-degree murder. The controversy began after Ferguson tragically shot his wife during a dispute while watching television at their Anaheim Hills residence. Despite Ferguson admitting to the shooting, he … Read more