The jury within the Karen Learn homicide trial started a fifth day of deliberations this morning.
Norfolk Superior Court docket Choose Beverly Cannone opened court docket proper round 9 a.m. As soon as the jurors affirmed they’d prevented studying, discussing or independently investigating the case over the weekend, she allow them to free to proceed deliberations.
Learn, 44, of Mansfield was additionally charged with manslaughter whereas working a motorcar underneath the affect and leaving the scene of an accident leading to loss of life. The second of the indicted costs options two “lesser included charge” choices: involuntary manslaughter and motorcar murder.
Jurors indicated by a notice despatched to the choose noon Friday that they believed they had been deadlocked and couldn’t attain a verdict. Cannone, who has to make exact strikes when a jury states this, despatched them again to proceed to attempt to attain a verdict. Jurors started deliberations final Tuesday following closing arguments.
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