A jury last week couldn't reach a unanimous verdict for two men charged with a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Only the jury knows. U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker barred lawyers from contacting jurors for any post-trial intelligence, but jurors can reach out to them on their own.“As a litigant, sometimes you get in the fog of war,” he said."You’ve spent so much time with your case, you’re not objective as to what it looked like.”Their defense came through the cross-examination of the government's witnesses.
Detroit-area defense lawyer Michael Rataj said the challenge for prosecutors in Grand Rapids will be picking a jury from western and northern Michigan.WHAT HAPPENED AFTER OTHER BIG CASES WITH HUNG JURIES?former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich'sAt Blagojevich’s second trial, prosecutors skipped past his expensive taste for tailored suits and furs for his wife. He was convicted of multiple crimes, including an effort to sell an appointment to the U.S. Senate.
Learning how jurors voted can be crucial. A jury that was one or two votes away from acquittal is a sign of a weak case, Tuerkheimer said, and can dissuade prosecutors from trying again.Eight other men face state charges in either Jackson or Antrim counties. They're accused of assisting the others in the Whitmer plot, among other crimes, and have pleaded not guilty.
The state cases have moved slowly since fall 2020; five men charged in Antrim still haven't had a key hearing at which a judge decides whether there's enough evidence to go to trial.
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