Jury Deadlocks in Junior Gotti Retrial
Fortune favored John Gotti, Jr. for a second time today. The jury deadlocked in his racketeering trial and a mistrial was declared:
The mistrial came after jurors sent out a note that further deliberations would be fruitless. "We are completely DEADLOCKED," the note said. "More time will not change the views in this room." The jury apparently could not agree on Gotti's claims that he quit the Gambino organized crime family before July 22, 1999, meaning the five-year statute of limitations would have expired on racketeering charges.
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