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With jury deadlocked, mistrial declared in case of OC judge who shot and killed his wife

A mistrial was declared in the case of Orange County Superior Court Judge Jefferey Ferguson, accused of fatally shooting his wife, Sheryl, in their Anaheim Hills home in 2023.
The jury's decision was 11 to 1, with one member finding Ferguson not guilty.
After eight days of deliberation, jurors expressed exhaustion and asked to leave for lunch.
Prosecutors plan to retry the case against Ferguson following the mistrial declaration.

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American Military News

Mistrial declared in murder trial of California judge who shot wife

An Orange County jury deadlocked Monday on a charge of second-degree murder against a 74-year-old Superior Court judge who shot and killed his wife after hours of bickering and hard drinking. After eight days of deliberations, the jury was split 11-to-1 in favor of convicting Jeffrey Ferguson, who claimed that he fumbled and fired accidentally while trying to place his gun on a coffee table when he killed his wife of 27 years. Ferguson and his 6…

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The Mercury news

With jury deadlocked, mistrial declared in case of California judge who shot and killed his wife

The murder trial of an Orange County judge who pulled a pistol from his ankle holster and fatally shot his wife during an argument at their Anaheim Hills home ended in a mistrial Monday after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict despite more than 40 hours of deliberations, setting the stage for an expected retrial. A year and a half after Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, while sitting in a police station, said aloud to himself “I kil…

8 hours ago·San Jose, United States

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The Epoch Times

Mistrial Declared in Case of California Judge Accused of Killing His Wife

A mistrial was declared Monday in the case of a Southern California judge charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his wife in 2023. The jury deadlocked with 11 of 12 voting for a guilty verdict. Jeffrey Ferguson remains free on a $2 million bond, according to defense attorney Cameron Talley. “The jury foreperson told us for a week now that there’s movement, movement, movement and so initially it was probably pretty close to even, is my gues…

16 hours ago·New York, United States

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CBS News

Mistrial declared in trial of Southern California judge accused of murdering his wife

A mistrial has been declared as jurors could not reach a verdict in the murder trial of Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson.

16 hours ago

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Times of San Diego

Case of OC Judge Charged with Murder in Wife's Death Has Ended in a Mistrial

Orange County Judge Jeffrey Ferguson. (Screenshot from KTLA broadcast) The case of a Southern California judge charged with murder for fatally shooting his wife ended in a mistrial Monday after a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Eleanor J. Hunter declared the mistrial in the case against now 74-year-old Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson. Eleven of the 12 jurors had wanted to declare…

16 hours ago·San Diego County, United States

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9News

Case of judge charged with murder in his wife's death has ended in a mistrial

The case of a Southern California judge charged with murder for fatally shooting his wife ended in a mistrial on Monday after a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict.Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Eleanor J. Hunter declared the mistrial in the case against now 74-year-old Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson.Eleven of the 12 jurors had wanted to declare Ferguson guilty of second-degree murder, and prosecutors said they ar…

17 hours ago·Australia

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