Steve Futterman
speaker
2,349 appearances
276 recordings
1 series
first heard Dec 2024
last heard 4d ago
Steve Futterman’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The judge asked the jury foreman and each of the jurors, is there anything the court can do that might help you reach a unanimous decision?
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And each of them said no.
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That's when the judge declared a mistrial.
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The jury foreman did disclose the division of the jury
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He told the court it was split 10 to 2 in favor of a not guilty verdict.
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So that's a victory of sorts for the defense, which had always claimed there was never enough evidence to convict Jonathan Rinderknecht of actually starting the fire.
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The government plans to retry the case on all three counts.
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For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman at the Federal Courthouse in Los Angeles.
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After three days of deliberating, the jury told the judge it was deadlocked and unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
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After the mistrial was declared, the jury foreman told the court jurors were split 10 to 2 in favor of acquittal.
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Defense attorney Steve Haney said he would have preferred a not guilty verdict but was generally pleased.
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What he wasn't pleased about was the decision by the U.S.
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Attorney's Office here in L.A.
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to retry the case.
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The prosecution said Jonathan Rinderknecht was motivated by anger at society.
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The defense suggested New Year's Eve fireworks might be the cause.
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For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Los Angeles.
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After three days of deliberating, the jury told the judge it was deadlocked and unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
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After the mistrial was declared, the jury foreman told the court jurors were split 10 to 2 in favor of acquittal.
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Defense attorney Steve Haney said he would have preferred a not guilty verdict but was generally pleased.
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