[Paul C. Jesup]

The KG9 Kid: They chose 1st Degree Murder as the charge, and the jury couldn't agree.

If, to paraphase Michael.SF; several guys crushed his skull with a frying pan, drove his head through a wall, dragged his body to a garage, tied him up, beat him to death, wrapped him in sheets, then put him into a trunk, driving him 150 miles to bury him in a shallow grave, does not warrant 1st Degree Murder, what does?

Personally, I would have added torture to their list of crimes.

[The KG9 Kid]

"... If, to paraphase Michael.SF; several guys crushed his skull with a frying pan, drove his head through a wall, dragged his body to a garage, tied him up, beat him to death, wrapped him in sheets, then put him into a trunk, driving him 150 miles to bury him in a shallow grave, does not warrant 1st Degree Murder, what does?"

Uh huh, and if the charges you outlined made the case such a slam dunk, why did the jury deadlock?

Read the link I provided in post #73 for insight.