Danny Masterson Rape Trial Jury Deadlocked On Trio Of Charges; Judge Sends Panel Home For Thanksgiving Week
deadline.comDanny Masterson will not discover his fate on three counts of forcible rape until after Thanksgiving. After less than three days of deliberations by the jury, the panel has just told Judge Charlaine Olemdo they are deadlocked on all three count and cannot reach an unanimous verdict.
Deciding that three days isn’t enough to declare a mistrial, the LA Superior Court judge has sent the jurors home for Thanksgiving.
Judge Olemdo gave the panel instructions to return on November 28 to start their deliberations again . Masterson faces up to 45 years in state prison if found guilty on all three counts.
LA County District Attorney’s office and Masterson’s Phillip Cohen-led defense presented and concluded their very different closing arguments on November 15 after nearly three weeks of testimony in the DTLA trial.
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