`JENNY JONES' CASE JURORS STRUGGLING TO REACH VERDICT.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Jurors in the ``Jenny Jones'' murder case said Friday that they were having trouble reaching a verdict on whether Jonathan Schmitz Jonathan Schmitz (born July 18, 1970) is a convicted murderer who, in 1996, was sentenced to prison for 25-50 years. Schmitz killed Scott Amedure three days after the two men appeared on a March 6, 1995 episode ("Same-Sex Secret Crushes") of The Jenny Jones Show should be held responsible for shooting a gay admirer who revealed his crush on the show. The judge ordered the panel to resume deliberations Tuesday. Scott Amedure, 32, was slain three days after the taped segment, during which he detailed his sexual fantasies involving Schmitz. Schmitz, a heterosexual, had gone on the show to meet his ``secret admirer.'' After deliberating six hours on its first day, jurors sent a note to Judge Francis X. O'Brien saying: ``We are at a standstill. What do you advise?'' said defense attorney James Burdick. Burdick said after the jurors sent their note, he asked O'Brien in chambers in chambers adj. referring to discussions or hearings held in the judge's office, called his chambers. It is also called "in camera." (See: in camera) to declare a mistrial A courtroom trial that has been terminated prior to its normal conclusion. A mistrial has no legal effect and is considered an invalid or nugatory trial. It differs from a "new trial," which recognizes that a trial was completed but was set aside so that the issues could be . O'Brien instead told jurors to keep deliberating. Burdick wasn't optimistic that a verdict would be reached. |
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