What is the effect of having a jury deliberate for more than two hours?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Beckerman, 516 F.2d 905 (2nd Cir. 1975):
The fact that the jury commenced deliberations at about 2:30 P.M. and was discharged seven hours later, is not the determinant factor. See United States v. Cording, 290 F.2d 392 (2d Cir. 1961); United States v. See, supra, 505 F.2d at 852. We find no justification in the record for the appellant's conclusion that the jury would probably have returned a verdict of acquittal. The suggestion that a retrial will aid the prosecution to the harassment of the accused is similarly speculative.
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