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EnlargeBill StarlingFormer those charges. Mobile County commissioner “Obviously, there is an Stephen Nodine awaits a jury addition to the time, a great verdict on Monday, Dec. 20, deal of expense that has been 2010, at the Baldwin County incurred on behalf of the courthouse in Bay Minette, state and the defense,” said Alabama. Next to Nodine is Partin, who added that he has defense attorney John no reason to believe that a Williams. (Press- different jury could do a Register/Bill better job.” Starling)Stephen Nodine Partin urged jurors to give Awaits Verdict 12/20/2010 it another try and not hold gallery (4 photos)BAY MINETTE, on to their position simply Alabama — Jurors in Stephen out of pride or stubbornness. Nodine’s murder trial told Complete coverage of Stephen the judge this afternoon that Nodine investigation, trial they are hopelessly “I am not asking 1 or more of deadlocked on 2 of the the jurors to violate his or charges, prompting him to her oath and vote against his deliver the so-called consciousness,” he said. “dynamite charge.” The jury reported its That is legal shorthand for division just seconds after an instruction that judges asking how they report a non- use to try to push divided unanimous verdict. jurors toward unanimity. Partin’s answer, essentially, Jurors reported that they had was: You don’t. reached a verdict on the Partin told the jury that third count of the indictment, they must reach a unanimous which accuses Nodine of decision on each of the 3 making personal use of the charges against Nodine, pickup truck issued to his as murder, stalking and misuse a Mobile County commissioner. of a government-owned vehicle. The jury said it was Partin said jurors are not to deadlocked on charges of tell him about votes that are murder and stalking. not unanimous unless they Jurors did not report what decide that they are their verdict is on the hopelessly deadlocked. ethics charge. Related topics:Angel Downs, Partin told jurors that if Stephen Nodine
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