The jury has reached a verdict on two of the defendants in the Sami Al-Arian (and others) terrorism trial, but we don’t know what those verdicts are. They’re deadlocked on the other two, and the judge told them to go back and try harder.
TAMPA – Jurors have reached unanimous verdicts on two defendants in the terrorism-support trial of Sami Al-Arian and three other men. The panel is deadlocked on some counts against the other two.
It isn’t known which defendants are the subject of disagreement or which counts have the jury hung up. U.S. District Judge James Moody sealed the two completed verdict forms Monday afternoon, then ordered the jury to try to work through the impasse. Reading from a standard jury charge, Moody urged those in the minority to reconsider their conclusions regardless of whether the majority is for conviction or acquittal.
“Your duty is to agree upon a verdict if you can do so,” Moody said.
I am on the edge of my seat on this one.
Tuna for Tig and Gracie if Al-Arian winds up rotting in jail.
Caviar for Frisky, Nardo, and Piper if he’s killed in jail.
He should be listed as a pedophile.
Sami beat the rap.
I hope he can be retried on at least some of the counts. Or at least deported. May he end up in Jenin and then scooped up by the IDF and left to rot in an Israeli prison.
Hmmm. He beat 8 out of 17. My math may be rusty, but I think that leaves 9. Assuming the prosecutors think they can bring at least some of those in the next time, it’s not over yet.