Brian Nichols jury split on death penalty verdict
December 11, 2008 at 12:00 pm by Thomas Wheatley in NewsFrom the AJC:
A Fulton County jury announced today that it is “hung” on whether to sentence convicted murderer Brian Nichols to death.
Superior Court Judge James Bodiford said the jury was asking for advice on how to proceed in its deliberations. Bodiford prepared to call the jury into the courtroom for a conference Thursday morning.
The jury is split 9-3. Bodiford did not inquire whether the majority favored a death sentence or life imprisonment. He said he would have the jury continue deliberating after lunch.
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