Not necessarily. There is more than one charge to consider and the case is somewhat complicated. My guess is the jury is doing a thorough job reviewing each charge. Even if they cannot decide on one or two charges they can come back with verdicts on the others. I expect verdicts on most if not all charges. I also believe they will find him guilty on the charges dealing with reckless endangerment and not guilty on the homicide charges. I can see the jury reaching a compromise like that.
Agreed on the “complicated case” - over 100 pages of jury instructions has to be daunting to the jury, especially the foreman. I served as foreman on a murder trial a few years ago & we had a much smaller set of instructions. The state had a very strong case & the public defenders had little to use in their case. We were done in an afternoon but there was serious discussion about the “lesser included charges” as options for those jurors who had trouble with closing the jail doors for a long time on the defendant. The instructions were the guidelines to a clear verdict on the case with a very long sentence. I certainly feel for the entire panel & pray they get it right soon.
I don’t have a copy of the jury instructions to verify this.
Yesterday, one lawyer said that although complaint #6 was removed, on page 30 it only mentions complaint #7 (curfew) was removed.
If complaint #6 is still in there somewhere, it may be causing a problem with the jury.
If they find he was acting in self defense the reckless is moot. That was spelled out by the judge in the jury instructions.