A judge has ordered jurors to keep deliberating in the Daniel Penny trial after they sent a note saying they are unable to reach a unanimous vote on the second-degree manslaughter charge he faces.
A judge has ordered jurors to keep deliberating after they sent a note saying they are unable to reach a unanimous vote on the second-degree manslaughter charge he faces. in the Daniel Penny trial
That note prompted the defense to move for a mistrial, as the prosecution asked for the judge to issue what’s called an Allen charge to the jury to keep them deliberating and to reach a decision.
The judge issued the Allen charge, and the jury returned to deliberations. What is a ‘reasonable person’?
Jurors then sent another note: “We the jury request further clarification in the determination of whether a person reasonably believes physical force to be necessary. The two part test mentions reasonable person. We’d like to better understand the term ‘reasonable person.
