Mistrial declared in murder trial of California judge accused of killing wife
LOS ANGELES — A mistrial was declared Monday in the case of an Orange County judge charged with murder in the 2023 shooting of his wife.
LOS ANGELES — A mistrial was declared Monday in the case of an Orange County judge charged with murder in the 2023 shooting of his wife.
Jurors were deadlocked 11-1 in favor of convicting Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, who testified that he accidentally shot and killed his wife, officials said.
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said the hung jury was a victory.
“Eleven-to-one for guilty is a phenomenal success,” he told reporters.
“We are absolutely prepared to retry this case,” he said at the news conference.
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