Mistrial declared in Parlier murder case as jury deadlocks

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Fresno County assemblage incapable to scope a verdict aft 5 days of deliberations successful a execution trial.

The mistrial follows six days of evidence.

Prosecutors had called witnesser aft witnesser arsenic they made their lawsuit against Francisco Munoz.

They accidental helium changeable and killed Silvano Mendoza successful Parlier astir 4 years ago.

The incidental was captured connected video.

However, Munoz denied 1 number of execution and 2 counts of attempted murder.

His attorneys told the assemblage that helium was framed.

Their statement seemed to make doubt.

"Maybe reasoning astir it a small spot more, is it inactive the foreperson's content that you are hopelessly deadlocked?" asked the judge.

The foreperson responded, saying, "I judge we are hopelessly deadlocked."

Fellow jurors nodded their heads.

"Hopelessly deadlocked means they've tried implicit and implicit to speech astir this," said Action News ineligible expert Tony Capozzi.

'They've taken a fig of votes, and the votes person not changed 1 mode oregon the other."

Legal expert Tony Capozzi says determination was apt vexation successful the assemblage room.

Action News is present learning the assemblage conducted astatine slightest 4 rounds of ballots.

There was small question betwixt them.

The last tally was 8 blameworthy votes and 4 not guilty.

Munoz sat softly arsenic it each played retired successful tribunal connected Tuesday.

He is present owed backmost successful tribunal adjacent week arsenic attorneys connected some sides determine however to proceed.

His destiny is inactive precise overmuch successful prosecutors' hands.

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