It was a stunning end Monday to the first full day of deliberations in the Matthew Farwell trial, with the jury already reporting that it’s deadlocked.
\n\nDeliberations continue Tuesday at the federal courthouse in Boston, but uncertainty remains.
\n\nAt the beginning of the day, Judge Denise Casper addressed the jury in response to the notes they sent her. She told them to take the time they need, explaining that the court does not have the ability to stay open past 6 p.m., but they are free to return day to day to complete their duty. She then sent them back to resume their deliberations.
\n\nIf that doesn’t work, she could take additional steps. A Tuey-Rodriguez charge is a special instruction given by a judge in Massachusetts to a deadlocked jury that is struggling to reach a unanimous verdict. It’s known as the “Allen charge” in federal court.
\n\nNBC10 Boston chief legal analyst Michael Coyne explains it’s a supplemental instruction urging a jury to forego their differences and come to a unanimous decision. He said it’s not if the judge will do this but when.
\n\nCoyne didn’t expect it to be first thing this morning. He points out this is not…
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