Post by CCADP on Aug 18, 2005 18:33:17 GMT -5
Jury in murder trial deadlocks, is dismissed
A Marion Superior Court jury deliberating the fate of murder suspect Chad
McKinney deadlocked and was dismissed by the judge, a court spokesman
announced shortly before 1 a.m. today.
The jury had deliberated into Wednesday night after the testimony was
completed in the trial, in which Marion County prosecutors chose not to
present DNA evidence to block a defense attorney's attempt to discredit
the county crime lab.
McKinney, 29, was charged with shooting to death Mark Anthony Laurenzo,
36, on Dec. 19, 2003, in a mobile home in the 3100 block of Nightsong
Drive.
A pretrial hearing will be held at 9 a.m. Sept. 7 to determine whether
prosecutors will seek to retry McKinney, according to the court spokesman.
(source: Indianapolis Star)
A Marion Superior Court jury deliberating the fate of murder suspect Chad
McKinney deadlocked and was dismissed by the judge, a court spokesman
announced shortly before 1 a.m. today.
The jury had deliberated into Wednesday night after the testimony was
completed in the trial, in which Marion County prosecutors chose not to
present DNA evidence to block a defense attorney's attempt to discredit
the county crime lab.
McKinney, 29, was charged with shooting to death Mark Anthony Laurenzo,
36, on Dec. 19, 2003, in a mobile home in the 3100 block of Nightsong
Drive.
A pretrial hearing will be held at 9 a.m. Sept. 7 to determine whether
prosecutors will seek to retry McKinney, according to the court spokesman.
(source: Indianapolis Star)