With jury deadlocked, mistrial declared in case of OC 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.
Mistrial declared in case of O.C. judge who shot and killed his wife
After eight days of deliberations, the jury was split 11 to 1 in favor of convicting Jeffrey Ferguson, who said he fumbled and accidentally fired, killing his wife.
Mistrial Declared In Case Of California Judge Accused Of Murdering Wife
Jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict in the case against now-74-year-old Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson.
Judge declares mistrial in case against California judge accused of killing his wife
A judge has declared a mistrial after a jury came back with a split decision in the case against an Orange County judge accused of shooting and killing his wife following an argument in 2023.
Case of OC Judge Charged with Murder in 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 Monday after a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
Teen accused of 2022 murders to enter plea in court in Orange County
The Orange County DA confirms Issiah Ross will be arraigned Tuesday for the 2022 deaths of Devin Clark and Lyric Woods.
Fate of Orange County judge charged with murdering his wife now in jury’s hands
Jurors on Wednesday afternoon began deliberating the fate of an Orange County Superior Court judge on trial for murder after he shot and killed his wife at their Anaheim Hills home following a heated ...
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Former Orange County judge faces murder trial in shooting death of wife
A former Orange County judge's murder trial in the death ... A court filing from prosecutors states Ferguson texted his court clerk and bailiff minutes after the killing: “I just lost it.
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Huntington Beach voter ID case still alive, kicked back to Orange County Superior Court
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