George Anastasia seems to think one more note from the jury saying they're deadlocked and the Judge will read the verdict(s) that the jury has already come to and declare a mistrial on the others.


Thursday, January 23, 2014

Deliberations To Resume In Mob Trial

By George Anastasia
For Bigtrial.net

After a two-day snow storm delay, the jury in the racketeering conspiracy trial of mob boss Joe Ligambi and his nephew George Borgesi was expected to resume deliberations this morning.

This will be the eighth day of deliberations for the panel of 11 women and one man.

The jury announced last week that it had reached a partial verdict, deciding two of the five counts in the case. Judge Eduardo Robreno urged them to keep deliberating despite a note that indicated they had a "firm difference of opinion" on the other three counts.

Whether the days off will change their perspective remains to be seen. The conventional wisdom is that if the panel sends out another note indicating they are deadlocked, the judge would be hard pressed not to take the partial verdict and declare a mistrial on the other counts.

With a weekend and another potential snow storm looming, several observers were predicting that tomorrow, Friday, will bring some resolution to the case.