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Jurors’ struggle reveals difficulties in Freddie Gray case
Twelve Baltimore residents debated complicated issues for nearly three days before informing a judge they could not reach a decision on any of the counts faced by Officer William Porter, […]
Panel’s deliberations on Baltimore casino have slowed
ANNAPOLIS — As the gambling expansion work group nears a Wednesday deadline to recommend changes to the state’s casino gambling law, the panel’s deliberations have slowed the final decision on […]
Jurors deliberating in Clemens’ perjury trial
WASHINGTON — In their final attempt to convince jurors that Roger Clemens lied to Congress, prosecutors basically called his wife a liar, too. In his closing, Clemens’ lawyer Rusty Hardin […]
Jury deliberating in Henson election fraud case
Jury deliberations began Wednesday in the election fraud case against political consultant Julius Henson, who is accused of helping orchestrate an automated phone campaign urging black Democrats to stay home […]
Closing arguments underway in robocalls trial
Maryland’s state prosecutor says a campaign consultant for Republican former governor Robert Ehrlich broke the law with election day robocalls in 2010 that were aimed at suppressing black voter turnout. […]
Jury convicts Carr of murder
In the first murder case tried by Baltimore City State’s Attorney Gregg L. Bernstein, a city jury returned a swift guilty verdict against William D. Carr for a mid-day shooting […]
Top 5: ‘We like big cases’
Jury deliberations in an Anne Arundel County capital murder case and a pioneering change in Maryland corporate law are among the most-read legal affairs stories of the week. The list […]
The “X” factor in jury trials
This week, like so many in Maryland and around the nation, I awaited the jury’s verdict in the trial against George Huguely V for the murder of Yeardley Love in […]
Jury begins deliberations on Stephens’ fate
ANNAPOLIS — The jury that last week convicted Lee E. Stephens of first-degree murder began deliberating Wednesday afternoon whether he should be sentenced to death. After hearing closing arguments from […]
Jury resumes deliberations in Frederick stun-gun death
A Baltimore jury has resumed deliberations in the federal stun-gun death trial of a former Frederick County sheriff’s deputy. The 10-member panel reconvened Wednesday morning after deliberating for about two […]
Jury weighing suit over stun-gun death
A federal jury deliberated about two hours Tuesday in the wrongful-death trial of a former Frederick County sheriff’s deputy accused of using excessive force by shocking a man twice with […]
Deliberations in Currie case to continue Monday
The jury in a bribery case against state Sen. Ulysses Currie has deliberated for its first full day in federal court. Jurors worked until about 5 p.m. on Friday in […]
