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Judge Beverly Canone denied the motion Friday morning. The judge said jurors' private agreements are not the same as a verdict. Because the defendant was not acquitted of any charges, she wrote, and defense counsel consented to the court's declaration of a mistrial, double jeopardy is not implicated.

Judge Beverly Canone denied the motion Friday morning. The judge said jurors' private agreements are not the same as a verdict. Because the defendant was not acquitted of any charges, she wrote, and defense counsel consented to the court's declaration of a mistrial, double jeopardy is not implicated.

In the judge's ruling, she pointed out that during deliberations, defense attorneys asked for the court to move towards a mistrial.

In the judge's ruling, she pointed out that during deliberations, defense attorneys asked for the court to move towards a mistrial.

In the judge's ruling, she pointed out that during deliberations, defense attorneys asked for the court to move towards a mistrial.

Twice, Reid's attorneys asked for a dynamite instruction. That's the last step before a hung jury leads to a mistrial.

Twice, Reid's attorneys asked for a dynamite instruction. That's the last step before a hung jury leads to a mistrial.

Twice, Reid's attorneys asked for a dynamite instruction. That's the last step before a hung jury leads to a mistrial.

But then, when lawyers asked the judge to drop two charges later, they said they never agreed to a mistrial. In her ruling, the judge wrote, in a remarkable turnaround, defense counsel now argues that the result they twice advocated for was sudden and unexpected. The defense was being disingenuous.

But then, when lawyers asked the judge to drop two charges later, they said they never agreed to a mistrial. In her ruling, the judge wrote, in a remarkable turnaround, defense counsel now argues that the result they twice advocated for was sudden and unexpected. The defense was being disingenuous.

But then, when lawyers asked the judge to drop two charges later, they said they never agreed to a mistrial. In her ruling, the judge wrote, in a remarkable turnaround, defense counsel now argues that the result they twice advocated for was sudden and unexpected. The defense was being disingenuous.

We are all very, very happy that this person has been taken off the streets. He can go and kill no more.

We are all very, very happy that this person has been taken off the streets. He can go and kill no more.

We are all very, very happy that this person has been taken off the streets. He can go and kill no more.

What you have before you today and what you will see before you in the next two weeks may well rank as one of the most inept, one of the most bungled, one of the most error-prone criminal investigations in the history of the state. It is rife with contradiction. It is rife with gaps. It is replete with mistakes.

What you have before you today and what you will see before you in the next two weeks may well rank as one of the most inept, one of the most bungled, one of the most error-prone criminal investigations in the history of the state. It is rife with contradiction. It is rife with gaps. It is replete with mistakes.

What you have before you today and what you will see before you in the next two weeks may well rank as one of the most inept, one of the most bungled, one of the most error-prone criminal investigations in the history of the state. It is rife with contradiction. It is rife with gaps. It is replete with mistakes.

And it is replete with judgments made not according to evidence, but according to prejudice and hatred, and hatred of one man, Kenneth Allen McDuff.

And it is replete with judgments made not according to evidence, but according to prejudice and hatred, and hatred of one man, Kenneth Allen McDuff.

And it is replete with judgments made not according to evidence, but according to prejudice and hatred, and hatred of one man, Kenneth Allen McDuff.