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For the third time in the past 12 months, a judge declared a mistrial in the racketeering trial of former mob boss John A. Junior Gotti.The jury, which deliberated for seven days over two weeks, released a note one day earlier saying it had only been able to come to agreement on one of two acts
stanley tumblers it must decide before reaching a verdict on the racketeering charge. We feel we are deadlocked, the note said.U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin declared the mistrial shortly after noon on Wednesday. Two previous juries in the last year wound up d
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