Ten days…wow. The jurors do have a lot of information and evidence to sift through…
Jurors here informed a judge Monday morning that they were hung on two charges in the capital murder trial of abortion provider Kermit Gosnell, who is accused of severing the spinal cords of babies born to women during procedures at his clinic.
It remained unclear which of the many charges he faces had caused the stalemate. When jurors were brought into the courtroom around 11:15 a.m., Judge Jeffrey P. Minehart gave them what is commonly called a Spencer charge, telling them to re-examine the evidence and continue trying to reach a verdict…
Monday’s impasse came as jurors began their 10th day of deliberations, which now have stretched into their third week.
Gosnell, 72, faces four first-degree murder charges in connection with babies identified in court as A, C, D and E. He originally faced seven first-degree murder charges, but Minehart previously dismissed three of those charges.
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