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Hung Jury

On Behalf of | Nov 13, 2018 | Criminal Defense |

Last week, I tried a case where a client was accused of four crimes stemming from one auto accident. The charges included intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault. The jury returned verdicts relatively quickly which acquitted our client of manslaughter and aggravated assault, but which convicted our client of intoxication assault and intoxication assault. The first phase of the trial is typically called the guilt-innocence phase of the trial because in this phase of the trial, a defendant is either found “guilty” or “not guilty” by the jury of the charge(s) alleged.

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