According to a New York Post report, the judge ruling over the Daniel Penny trial has dismissed the manslaughter charge after the jury could not reach a unanimous decision — twice.
“We move to dismiss the top count of manslaughter in the second degree,” Assistant District Attorney Dafna Yoran told the court at around 3:30 p.m.
The judge then signed off on the request — which came after jurors twice said Friday they couldn’t come to a verdict on the manslaughter rap, The Post reports.
The jury will continue deliberating on the lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide.
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Daniel Penny trial judge agrees to drop top manslaughter count after jury deadlocks twice https://t.co/ziRgVmllrf pic.twitter.com/4fiEjTmJFp
— New York Post (@nypost) December 6, 2024
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